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Radiation pneumonitis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,738 Reports Across 79 Drugs)

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Radiation pneumonitis has been reported as an adverse event with 79 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,738 total reports. 313 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Radiation pneumonitis are DURVALUMAB, NIVOLUMAB, and CARBOPLATIN.

1,738
Total Reports
79
Drugs Involved
313
Deaths
732
Hospitalizations
64.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
36.0% / 64.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Radiation pneumonitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DURVALUMAB 786 4.6% 112 343 31
NIVOLUMAB 225 0.3% 31 82 11
CARBOPLATIN 158 0.2% 47 98 18
PEMBROLIZUMAB 133 0.2% 39 71 8
PACLITAXEL 132 0.2% 43 78 13
IPILIMUMAB 70 0.2% 5 29 2
ATEZOLIZUMAB 69 0.2% 17 38 2
CISPLATIN 69 0.2% 31 13 1
OSIMERTINIB 45 0.2% 8 15 3
RADIATION THERAPY 45 3.6% 10 26 0
PEMETREXED 39 0.2% 8 19 5
TRASTUZUMAB 37 0.1% 2 2 0
ETOPOSIDE 36 0.1% 17 12 2
DOCETAXEL 34 0.1% 5 16 2
BEVACIZUMAB 31 0.0% 8 7 0
ADO-TRASTUZUMAB EMTANSINE 28 0.3% 1 5 4
ABEMACICLIB 24 0.2% 0 7 0
CAPECITABINE 23 0.0% 2 5 0
ERLOTINIB 22 0.1% 4 12 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 20 0.0% 8 9 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Radiation pneumonitis

786 reports
225 reports
158 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)