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Productive cough: Which Medications Cause It? (37,652 Reports Across 1,014 Drugs)

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Productive cough has been reported as an adverse event with 1,014 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 37,652 total reports. 2,061 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Productive cough are ALBUTEROL, PREDNISONE, and OMALIZUMAB.

37,652
Total Reports
1,014
Drugs Involved
2,061
Deaths
13,325
Hospitalizations
59.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.4% / 40.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Productive cough Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALBUTEROL 3,564 3.7% 113 1,643 221
PREDNISONE 2,316 1.5% 80 1,461 218
OMALIZUMAB 2,239 3.5% 56 1,187 85
TIOTROPIUM 2,119 4.5% 105 1,206 192
MEPOLIZUMAB 2,049 4.8% 97 916 129
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 1,778 4.9% 61 800 92
TREPROSTINIL 1,742 1.9% 61 470 19
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 1,570 3.3% 71 736 114
MONTELUKAST 1,308 4.9% 51 735 144
DUPILUMAB 1,253 0.3% 2 127 1
ADALIMUMAB 1,235 0.3% 11 330 8
METHOTREXATE 1,051 0.4% 30 455 38
BUDESONIDE 1,037 4.1% 66 571 137
ETANERCEPT 1,032 0.3% 9 151 19
NINTEDANIB 1,027 3.9% 120 561 14
PANTOPRAZOLE 969 1.2% 93 725 157
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE 872 3.5% 40 310 100
CICLESONIDE 847 14.6% 48 606 119
RITUXIMAB 843 0.5% 51 464 21
FLUTICASONE 686 2.2% 42 216 47

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Productive cough

3,564 reports
2,316 reports
2,239 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)