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Otitis media: Which Medications Cause It? (2,170 Reports Across 240 Drugs)

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Otitis media has been reported as an adverse event with 240 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,170 total reports. 94 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Otitis media are ONDANSETRON, METHOTREXATE, and RITUXIMAB.

2,170
Total Reports
240
Drugs Involved
94
Deaths
839
Hospitalizations
40.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.3% / 41.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Otitis media Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ONDANSETRON 143 0.6% 2 24 7
METHOTREXATE 142 0.1% 8 71 0
RITUXIMAB 95 0.1% 14 31 8
PREDNISONE 76 0.1% 14 47 7
ADALIMUMAB 70 0.0% 2 33 2
VALPROATE 70 0.4% 0 33 2
TOCILIZUMAB 65 0.1% 4 39 0
ETANERCEPT 60 0.0% 0 18 2
SECUKINUMAB 53 0.0% 0 17 2
DEXAMETHASONE 48 0.0% 5 33 5
OCRELIZUMAB 47 0.1% 0 29 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 45 0.0% 8 18 8
SOMATROPIN 44 0.1% 0 12 0
TACROLIMUS 44 0.1% 12 32 11
PREDNISOLONE 43 0.1% 3 22 1
GABAPENTIN 42 0.1% 0 9 0
INFLIXIMAB 41 0.0% 1 12 1
LIDOCAINE 41 0.2% 0 10 1
OMALIZUMAB 41 0.1% 0 10 0
AMOXICILLIN 39 0.1% 0 16 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Otitis media

143 reports
142 reports
95 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)