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Pulmonary embolism: Which Medications Cause It? (57,840 Reports Across 1,429 Drugs)

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Pulmonary embolism has been reported as an adverse event with 1,429 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 57,840 total reports. 9,552 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pulmonary embolism are RIVAROXABAN, LENALIDOMIDE, and APIXABAN.

57,840
Total Reports
1,429
Drugs Involved
9,552
Deaths
35,872
Hospitalizations
57.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.7% / 44.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pulmonary embolism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RIVAROXABAN 3,282 2.5% 364 1,725 279
LENALIDOMIDE 2,976 0.9% 296 2,035 328
APIXABAN 2,714 1.7% 252 1,261 333
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 2,370 20.4% 97 2,125 166
TESTOSTERONE 2,043 7.6% 129 989 73
RITUXIMAB 1,764 1.0% 363 1,010 501
ADALIMUMAB 1,663 0.3% 222 1,116 378
PREDNISONE 1,586 1.0% 226 947 302
METHOTREXATE 1,508 0.6% 238 968 427
DEXAMETHASONE 1,336 1.1% 285 881 249
DROSPIRENONE\ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 1,295 20.4% 105 997 167
BEVACIZUMAB 1,181 1.5% 303 498 150
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,133 0.9% 249 623 198
CARBOPLATIN 993 1.2% 217 536 118
INFLIXIMAB 965 0.7% 162 610 366
FLUOROURACIL 950 1.8% 177 508 125
PACLITAXEL 926 1.2% 224 569 102
DOXORUBICIN 877 1.1% 170 454 146
ETANERCEPT 862 0.2% 163 590 364
TOFACITINIB 861 0.6% 94 490 178

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pulmonary embolism

3,282 reports
2,976 reports
2,714 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)