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Pleural effusion: Which Medications Cause It? (41,236 Reports Across 1,228 Drugs)

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Pleural effusion has been reported as an adverse event with 1,228 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 41,236 total reports. 8,085 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pleural effusion are DASATINIB, METHOTREXATE, and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

41,236
Total Reports
1,228
Drugs Involved
8,085
Deaths
28,073
Hospitalizations
61.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.9% / 46.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pleural effusion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DASATINIB 2,424 8.1% 96 840 131
METHOTREXATE 1,310 0.5% 201 974 234
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,239 1.0% 283 769 220
IBRUTINIB 1,205 1.6% 172 850 24
RITUXIMAB 1,168 0.7% 238 773 146
PREDNISONE 1,144 0.7% 235 885 269
NIVOLUMAB 1,061 1.2% 329 782 145
ADALIMUMAB 1,036 0.2% 100 817 111
DEXAMETHASONE 879 0.7% 234 615 173
PACLITAXEL 862 1.1% 191 524 69
DOXORUBICIN 849 1.0% 165 522 105
PEMBROLIZUMAB 833 1.0% 229 562 99
IMATINIB 820 1.9% 88 321 56
PALBOCICLIB 791 0.9% 119 404 34
LENALIDOMIDE 787 0.2% 137 568 75
CARBOPLATIN 786 0.9% 168 474 93
TACROLIMUS 756 0.8% 290 583 241
BEVACIZUMAB 751 1.0% 256 415 38
EVEROLIMUS 740 1.9% 207 477 88
LETROZOLE 707 2.3% 151 384 79

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pleural effusion

2,424 reports
1,310 reports
1,239 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)