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Septic shock: Which Medications Cause It? (30,719 Reports Across 1,060 Drugs)

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Septic shock has been reported as an adverse event with 1,060 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 30,719 total reports. 17,843 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Septic shock are PREDNISONE, METHOTREXATE, and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

30,719
Total Reports
1,060
Drugs Involved
17,843
Deaths
20,193
Hospitalizations
57.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.0% / 53.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Septic shock Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 2,699 1.7% 1,453 1,919 759
METHOTREXATE 2,330 0.9% 1,059 1,590 580
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 2,187 1.7% 1,361 1,188 587
RITUXIMAB 2,023 1.1% 1,167 1,111 422
DEXAMETHASONE 1,976 1.6% 1,264 1,223 550
TACROLIMUS 1,723 1.9% 1,106 1,236 539
VINCRISTINE 1,548 2.1% 881 871 408
DOXORUBICIN 1,489 1.8% 871 830 397
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,475 2.0% 1,042 923 424
CYTARABINE 1,364 3.1% 708 751 354
PREDNISOLONE 1,244 1.5% 817 805 406
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 1,231 1.9% 885 786 455
ETOPOSIDE 1,190 2.3% 603 631 316
CARBOPLATIN 990 1.2% 558 566 281
TOCILIZUMAB 928 0.9% 285 689 185
LENALIDOMIDE 923 0.3% 574 580 207
ADALIMUMAB 877 0.2% 195 727 133
CYCLOSPORINE 788 1.2% 578 449 191
VANCOMYCIN 766 2.3% 508 524 246
INFLIXIMAB 753 0.5% 153 619 144

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Septic shock

2,699 reports
2,330 reports
2,187 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)