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Sepsis: Which Medications Cause It? (78,328 Reports Across 1,651 Drugs)

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Sepsis has been reported as an adverse event with 1,651 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 78,328 total reports. 30,185 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sepsis are RITUXIMAB, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and METHOTREXATE.

78,328
Total Reports
1,651
Drugs Involved
30,185
Deaths
53,687
Hospitalizations
59.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.6% / 49.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sepsis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 4,043 2.3% 1,974 1,992 778
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 4,041 3.1% 2,077 1,841 692
METHOTREXATE 3,933 1.6% 1,508 2,278 852
ADALIMUMAB 3,169 0.6% 646 2,222 340
DEXAMETHASONE 3,150 2.5% 1,491 1,921 652
LENALIDOMIDE 2,956 0.8% 1,052 2,168 305
VINCRISTINE 2,791 3.9% 1,413 1,260 458
DOXORUBICIN 2,740 3.3% 1,481 1,198 403
PREDNISONE 2,634 1.7% 1,305 1,507 474
PREDNISOLONE 2,281 2.8% 1,250 1,212 455
ETOPOSIDE 2,211 4.2% 1,140 958 430
TACROLIMUS 2,084 2.3% 1,293 1,149 412
CYTARABINE 2,013 4.5% 882 995 429
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,965 2.6% 1,162 894 339
CARBOPLATIN 1,942 2.3% 912 1,094 407
ETANERCEPT 1,629 0.5% 503 930 310
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 1,597 1.7% 959 1,158 18
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 1,512 2.4% 927 801 386
TOCILIZUMAB 1,323 1.3% 592 622 283
CISPLATIN 1,300 2.7% 699 602 200

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sepsis

4,043 reports
4,041 reports
3,933 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)