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Respiratory distress: Which Medications Cause It? (17,896 Reports Across 889 Drugs)

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Respiratory distress has been reported as an adverse event with 889 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 17,896 total reports. 4,288 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Respiratory distress are PREDNISONE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and METHOTREXATE.

17,896
Total Reports
889
Drugs Involved
4,288
Deaths
11,049
Hospitalizations
50.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.8% / 48.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Respiratory distress Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 519 0.3% 170 408 157
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 496 0.4% 230 331 112
METHOTREXATE 445 0.2% 135 327 121
DEXAMETHASONE 431 0.3% 145 314 107
RITUXIMAB 420 0.2% 166 283 87
TACROLIMUS 376 0.4% 181 297 130
ALBUTEROL 355 0.4% 55 197 48
TREPROSTINIL 345 0.4% 85 324 43
VINCRISTINE 342 0.5% 113 252 65
PREDNISOLONE 298 0.4% 112 193 82
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 290 0.5% 128 197 113
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 290 0.4% 157 204 108
CARBOPLATIN 284 0.3% 79 182 61
METFORMIN 280 0.3% 56 189 126
ACETAMINOPHEN 274 0.2% 114 183 78
PACLITAXEL 265 0.3% 52 131 63
CYTARABINE 258 0.6% 97 177 78
DOXORUBICIN 253 0.3% 79 162 62
ADALIMUMAB 243 0.1% 46 176 30
ASPIRIN 239 0.3% 72 143 69

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Respiratory distress

519 reports
496 reports
445 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)