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Respiratory failure: Which Medications Cause It? (47,993 Reports Across 1,304 Drugs)

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Respiratory failure has been reported as an adverse event with 1,304 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 47,993 total reports. 24,207 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Respiratory failure are PREDNISONE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and RITUXIMAB.

47,993
Total Reports
1,304
Drugs Involved
24,207
Deaths
32,180
Hospitalizations
56.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.3% / 51.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Respiratory failure Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 2,299 1.5% 1,184 1,651 749
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 2,096 1.6% 1,196 1,292 586
RITUXIMAB 1,838 1.0% 1,118 1,133 456
TACROLIMUS 1,758 1.9% 1,042 1,301 676
METHOTREXATE 1,685 0.7% 958 1,213 482
DEXAMETHASONE 1,603 1.3% 879 1,164 510
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,469 2.0% 911 979 509
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 1,442 2.3% 876 989 570
PREDNISOLONE 1,346 1.7% 763 1,014 466
VINCRISTINE 1,120 1.5% 644 691 355
DOXORUBICIN 1,116 1.4% 620 687 308
TREPROSTINIL 1,042 1.1% 463 890 308
MACITENTAN 891 2.0% 519 733 90
LENALIDOMIDE 877 0.3% 535 568 118
ETOPOSIDE 828 1.6% 473 515 259
CARBOPLATIN 826 1.0% 501 533 199
CYTARABINE 823 1.9% 475 540 285
NIVOLUMAB 806 0.9% 514 612 272
CYCLOSPORINE 750 1.1% 506 478 179
RIVAROXABAN 733 0.6% 409 665 136

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Respiratory failure

2,299 reports
2,096 reports
1,838 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)