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Pneumonia: Which Medications Cause It? (241,349 Reports Across 2,289 Drugs)

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Pneumonia has been reported as an adverse event with 2,289 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 241,349 total reports. 43,731 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pneumonia are LENALIDOMIDE, ADALIMUMAB, and RITUXIMAB.

241,349
Total Reports
2,289
Drugs Involved
43,731
Deaths
157,075
Hospitalizations
60.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.3% / 42.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pneumonia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LENALIDOMIDE 14,807 4.2% 1,646 11,418 496
ADALIMUMAB 11,570 2.3% 1,906 6,476 1,418
RITUXIMAB 11,068 6.2% 3,093 5,544 1,969
METHOTREXATE 10,278 4.1% 2,501 5,093 1,869
PREDNISONE 8,472 5.3% 2,287 4,962 1,889
ETANERCEPT 8,225 2.3% 1,205 3,254 1,175
DEXAMETHASONE 6,073 4.9% 1,844 4,150 854
INFLIXIMAB 5,885 4.2% 1,299 2,579 1,300
POMALIDOMIDE 5,792 6.3% 653 4,576 248
TOCILIZUMAB 5,484 5.6% 1,467 2,637 1,240
ABATACEPT 5,261 4.5% 1,275 2,644 1,297
TOFACITINIB 5,181 3.3% 1,130 2,654 1,016
GOLIMUMAB 4,718 6.8% 1,178 2,344 1,096
AMBRISENTAN 4,693 5.4% 368 3,802 59
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 4,595 3.6% 1,633 2,604 652
SECUKINUMAB 4,485 3.0% 1,230 2,325 1,463
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 4,326 4.4% 1,146 2,205 1,077
OMALIZUMAB 4,251 6.7% 133 2,318 188
LEFLUNOMIDE 4,195 7.4% 1,258 1,951 1,327
MEPOLIZUMAB 4,107 9.6% 577 2,517 394

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pneumonia

14,807 reports
11,570 reports
11,068 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)