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Pulmonary air leakage: Which Medications Cause It? (123 Reports Across 12 Drugs)

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Pulmonary air leakage has been reported as an adverse event with 12 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 123 total reports. 22 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pulmonary air leakage are MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, TACROLIMUS, and METHOTREXATE.

123
Total Reports
12
Drugs Involved
22
Deaths
82
Hospitalizations
48.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
29.8% / 70.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pulmonary air leakage Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 17 0.0% 0 14 4
TACROLIMUS 16 0.0% 3 10 1
METHOTREXATE 13 0.0% 3 6 4
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 11 0.0% 4 9 8
BUPIVACAINE 10 0.1% 1 7 2
PREDNISONE 10 0.0% 0 10 0
PREDNISOLONE 9 0.0% 5 1 1
PORFIMER 7 5.3% 0 7 0
AMOXICILLIN 6 0.0% 0 6 3
CYCLOSPORINE 6 0.0% 5 1 1
DEXAMETHASONE 6 0.0% 0 6 6
DOXORUBICIN 5 0.0% 1 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pulmonary air leakage

16 reports
13 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)