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Pulmonary fibrosis: Which Medications Cause It? (13,328 Reports Across 746 Drugs)

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Pulmonary fibrosis has been reported as an adverse event with 746 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 13,328 total reports. 3,572 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pulmonary fibrosis are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and RITUXIMAB.

13,328
Total Reports
746
Drugs Involved
3,572
Deaths
6,015
Hospitalizations
64.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.8% / 41.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pulmonary fibrosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 2,912 1.2% 856 1,472 871
ADALIMUMAB 2,277 0.5% 802 1,254 825
RITUXIMAB 2,192 1.2% 799 1,297 885
ETANERCEPT 1,926 0.5% 574 945 603
TOCILIZUMAB 1,886 1.9% 707 1,030 737
ABATACEPT 1,828 1.6% 639 1,048 783
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,740 2.6% 645 986 759
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,731 3.1% 652 1,076 849
PREDNISONE 1,692 1.1% 762 995 964
INFLIXIMAB 1,595 1.1% 592 962 712
SULFASALAZINE 1,428 3.6% 633 842 730
TOFACITINIB 1,417 0.9% 529 773 635
ALENDRONATE 1,414 5.1% 721 971 936
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,349 1.4% 634 868 718
GOLIMUMAB 1,306 1.9% 617 805 695
DICLOFENAC 1,137 1.3% 786 763 835
DESOXIMETASONE 1,133 9.7% 647 704 734
ETANERCEPT-SZZS 1,116 9.4% 614 774 740
FOLIC ACID 1,104 4.8% 650 732 749
CETIRIZINE 1,076 2.3% 637 709 722

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pulmonary fibrosis

2,912 reports
2,277 reports
2,192 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)