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Pneumoperitoneum: Which Medications Cause It? (1,307 Reports Across 99 Drugs)

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Pneumoperitoneum has been reported as an adverse event with 99 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,307 total reports. 260 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pneumoperitoneum are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM, and PREDNISONE.

1,307
Total Reports
99
Drugs Involved
260
Deaths
915
Hospitalizations
58.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
46.8% / 53.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pneumoperitoneum Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 168 0.3% 15 135 15
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 119 0.1% 4 56 0
PREDNISONE 91 0.1% 20 75 36
TACROLIMUS 79 0.1% 21 67 28
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 73 0.1% 13 56 25
PREDNISOLONE 66 0.1% 12 50 4
BEVACIZUMAB 49 0.1% 9 25 1
DEXAMETHASONE 47 0.0% 5 40 15
VINCRISTINE 43 0.1% 6 32 8
METHOTREXATE 38 0.0% 4 29 7
IBUPROFEN 36 0.0% 1 33 2
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 35 0.0% 7 24 7
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 35 0.1% 8 26 14
FLUOROURACIL 31 0.1% 9 26 9
CARBOPLATIN 30 0.0% 10 18 1
DOXORUBICIN 29 0.0% 9 18 7
OXALIPLATIN 29 0.1% 9 24 10
LEUCOVORIN 27 0.1% 8 22 9
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 26 0.2% 10 22 13
CALCIUM\ICODEXTRIN\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 25 0.1% 2 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pneumoperitoneum

168 reports
91 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)