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Pneumococcal sepsis: Which Medications Cause It? (460 Reports Across 85 Drugs)

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Pneumococcal sepsis has been reported as an adverse event with 85 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 460 total reports. 181 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pneumococcal sepsis are DEXAMETHASONE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and ALBUTEROL.

460
Total Reports
85
Drugs Involved
181
Deaths
326
Hospitalizations
50.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.0% / 53.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pneumococcal sepsis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DEXAMETHASONE 52 0.0% 12 36 7
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 30 0.0% 10 18 1
ALBUTEROL 29 0.0% 28 27 27
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 29 0.2% 27 28 27
CIPROFLOXACIN 28 0.1% 27 27 27
LENALIDOMIDE 28 0.0% 4 17 3
PENICILLIN G 28 0.8% 27 26 26
DORNASE ALFA 27 0.5% 26 26 26
FENTANYL 27 0.0% 26 26 26
GENTAMICIN 27 0.4% 25 26 25
MEROPENEM 27 0.2% 26 26 26
PENICILLIN V 27 0.9% 26 26 26
PROPOFOL 27 0.2% 26 26 26
BORTEZOMIB 26 0.1% 2 13 5
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE 24 0.2% 23 23 23
CEFUROXIME 23 0.4% 22 22 22
POTASSIUM 22 0.2% 22 21 22
SODIUM 22 0.1% 22 21 22
MEASLES VIRUS STRAIN ENDERS^ ATTENUATED EDMONSTON LIVE ANTIGEN\MUMPS VIRUS STRAIN B LEVEL JERYL LYNN LIVE ANTIGEN\RUBELLA VIRUS STRAIN WISTAR RA 27/3 LIVE ANTIGEN 21 5.0% 21 20 20
TRISODIUM 21 15.3% 21 20 21

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pneumococcal sepsis

52 reports
30 reports
29 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)