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Pneumonitis: Which Medications Cause It? (20,753 Reports Across 626 Drugs)

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Pneumonitis has been reported as an adverse event with 626 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 20,753 total reports. 4,412 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pneumonitis are NIVOLUMAB, PEMBROLIZUMAB, and METHOTREXATE.

20,753
Total Reports
626
Drugs Involved
4,412
Deaths
10,948
Hospitalizations
61.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.6% / 46.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pneumonitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NIVOLUMAB 2,076 2.4% 564 1,130 283
PEMBROLIZUMAB 1,933 2.3% 537 1,036 226
METHOTREXATE 1,188 0.5% 152 555 102
PACLITAXEL 1,110 1.4% 286 622 149
CARBOPLATIN 975 1.2% 266 524 118
EVEROLIMUS 919 2.3% 143 386 53
IPILIMUMAB 891 2.4% 220 560 131
ATEZOLIZUMAB 842 2.5% 243 416 60
DURVALUMAB 827 4.8% 221 333 98
RITUXIMAB 747 0.4% 155 330 58
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 725 0.6% 185 366 93
PREDNISONE 635 0.4% 134 314 61
DOXORUBICIN 607 0.7% 112 317 66
PEMETREXED 539 2.3% 123 319 71
BEVACIZUMAB 488 0.6% 131 198 47
DOCETAXEL 422 0.7% 165 217 57
ADALIMUMAB 408 0.1% 31 209 11
DEXAMETHASONE 393 0.3% 86 247 52
TRASTUZUMAB 388 0.8% 68 173 34
ETOPOSIDE 386 0.7% 127 165 78

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pneumonitis

2,076 reports
1,933 reports
1,188 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)