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Sinusitis: Which Medications Cause It? (77,486 Reports Across 1,202 Drugs)

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Sinusitis has been reported as an adverse event with 1,202 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 77,486 total reports. 2,543 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sinusitis are ETANERCEPT, ADALIMUMAB, and METHOTREXATE.

77,486
Total Reports
1,202
Drugs Involved
2,543
Deaths
15,208
Hospitalizations
53.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
78.0% / 22.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sinusitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 9,620 2.7% 901 1,620 994
ADALIMUMAB 9,283 1.9% 1,157 2,511 1,298
METHOTREXATE 6,115 2.4% 1,218 2,315 1,503
ABATACEPT 5,458 4.7% 1,060 1,823 1,325
TOFACITINIB 5,422 3.5% 1,007 1,670 1,149
TOCILIZUMAB 5,271 5.4% 1,196 1,994 1,298
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 4,997 5.0% 1,048 1,608 1,203
RITUXIMAB 4,659 2.6% 1,256 2,415 1,542
GOLIMUMAB 4,471 6.5% 1,077 1,585 1,224
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 4,409 6.2% 92 1,008 31
LEFLUNOMIDE 4,303 7.6% 1,064 1,645 1,284
PREDNISONE 4,240 2.7% 1,168 2,330 1,459
INFLIXIMAB 3,990 2.9% 1,067 1,726 1,229
SECUKINUMAB 3,846 2.5% 1,043 1,416 1,332
ACETAMINOPHEN 3,700 2.7% 1,005 1,688 1,299
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 3,268 4.9% 1,050 1,566 1,221
CHLORHEXIDINE 3,206 35.8% 987 1,333 1,081
DUPILUMAB 3,084 0.8% 5 170 0
OXYCODONE 3,042 1.6% 847 1,212 953
SULFASALAZINE 2,972 7.4% 1,085 1,515 1,234

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sinusitis

9,620 reports
9,283 reports
6,115 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)