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Serositis: Which Medications Cause It? (385 Reports Across 51 Drugs)

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Serositis has been reported as an adverse event with 51 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 385 total reports. 22 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Serositis are HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, RITUXIMAB, and AZATHIOPRINE.

385
Total Reports
51
Drugs Involved
22
Deaths
213
Hospitalizations
47.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.9% / 39.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Serositis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 55 0.1% 1 11 6
RITUXIMAB 51 0.0% 3 9 2
AZATHIOPRINE 50 0.2% 1 9 2
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 48 0.0% 1 2 2
HYDRALAZINE 47 0.8% 0 6 1
PREDNISOLONE 47 0.1% 2 6 4
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 42 0.1% 2 13 9
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 41 0.1% 0 3 6
COLCHICINE 40 0.5% 0 1 0
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 40 0.2% 0 4 2
FUROSEMIDE 39 0.1% 0 1 0
METOPROLOL 39 0.1% 0 1 0
MOXONIDINE 39 5.0% 0 1 0
ALLOPURINOL 38 0.2% 0 0 0
CALCITRIOL 38 1.6% 0 0 0
CALCIUM 38 0.2% 0 0 0
DARBEPOETIN ALFA 38 0.1% 0 0 0
IRBESARTAN 38 0.4% 0 0 0
LERCANIDIPINE 38 1.0% 0 0 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 38 0.1% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Serositis

55 reports
51 reports
50 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)