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Pneumonia aspiration: Which Medications Cause It? (17,643 Reports Across 934 Drugs)

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Pneumonia aspiration has been reported as an adverse event with 934 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 17,643 total reports. 6,577 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pneumonia aspiration are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, CLOZAPINE, and PREGABALIN.

17,643
Total Reports
934
Drugs Involved
6,577
Deaths
12,406
Hospitalizations
61.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
39.4% / 60.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pneumonia aspiration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 943 1.6% 442 754 34
CLOZAPINE 739 0.8% 278 533 98
PREGABALIN 661 0.7% 68 536 97
LORAZEPAM 587 1.8% 42 517 73
ZOPICLONE 568 4.0% 25 472 91
PREDNISONE 552 0.4% 87 487 65
DIAZEPAM 541 1.4% 117 366 153
QUETIAPINE 511 0.7% 82 369 134
OLANZAPINE 509 1.0% 114 370 152
BACLOFEN 475 1.8% 59 421 33
DULOXETINE 437 0.8% 33 398 32
FUROSEMIDE 411 0.8% 20 390 21
HYDROMORPHONE 401 0.5% 33 361 21
ACETAMINOPHEN 394 0.3% 131 243 136
WARFARIN 388 1.0% 15 366 21
NIVOLUMAB 372 0.4% 194 272 78
RISPERIDONE 362 0.5% 81 266 82
POTASSIUM 353 3.0% 34 325 31
OXYCODONE 348 0.2% 128 203 104
RANITIDINE 346 0.1% 17 326 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pneumonia aspiration

943 reports
739 reports
661 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)