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Pneumothorax: Which Medications Cause It? (11,622 Reports Across 678 Drugs)

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Pneumothorax has been reported as an adverse event with 678 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,622 total reports. 2,235 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pneumothorax are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and NINTEDANIB.

11,622
Total Reports
678
Drugs Involved
2,235
Deaths
7,957
Hospitalizations
55.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.4% / 52.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pneumothorax Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 530 0.1% 31 348 16
METHOTREXATE 380 0.2% 55 250 64
NINTEDANIB 310 1.2% 96 209 27
BEVACIZUMAB 293 0.4% 70 135 19
PREDNISONE 283 0.2% 79 210 92
ALBUTEROL 278 0.3% 4 89 29
PACLITAXEL 267 0.4% 78 171 26
PEMBROLIZUMAB 258 0.3% 59 178 30
NIVOLUMAB 254 0.3% 66 188 31
CARBOPLATIN 234 0.3% 62 151 34
LENVATINIB 230 0.7% 52 198 21
DEXAMETHASONE 226 0.2% 87 142 89
PREDNISOLONE 224 0.3% 73 163 53
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 207 0.3% 81 143 68
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 203 0.2% 65 136 42
RITUXIMAB 199 0.1% 43 138 29
TOCILIZUMAB 179 0.2% 45 100 25
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 175 0.4% 7 68 5
DOXORUBICIN 170 0.2% 35 134 25
ASPIRIN 168 0.2% 11 46 15

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pneumothorax

530 reports
380 reports
310 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)