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Small cell lung cancer: Which Medications Cause It? (1,217 Reports Across 103 Drugs)

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Small cell lung cancer has been reported as an adverse event with 103 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,217 total reports. 410 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Small cell lung cancer are CARBOPLATIN, TARLATAMAB-DLLE, and ETOPOSIDE.

1,217
Total Reports
103
Drugs Involved
410
Deaths
374
Hospitalizations
64.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.7% / 52.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Small cell lung cancer Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBOPLATIN 74 0.1% 29 16 4
TARLATAMAB-DLLE 66 8.2% 22 19 6
ETOPOSIDE 65 0.1% 25 15 4
ATEZOLIZUMAB 62 0.2% 34 8 5
OSIMERTINIB 46 0.2% 11 3 1
METHOTREXATE 35 0.0% 10 16 0
AFATINIB 30 0.5% 7 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 29 0.0% 11 12 2
GEFITINIB 28 0.6% 4 3 0
NINTEDANIB 28 0.1% 9 4 1
TACROLIMUS 28 0.0% 12 9 1
TIOTROPIUM 28 0.1% 7 9 2
LENALIDOMIDE 26 0.0% 8 8 4
PACLITAXEL 26 0.0% 6 3 1
PREDNISONE 26 0.0% 9 13 0
RITUXIMAB 26 0.0% 6 8 2
ABATACEPT 25 0.0% 5 15 2
CISPLATIN 25 0.1% 8 4 1
CLOZAPINE 25 0.0% 16 7 2
ETANERCEPT 24 0.0% 4 13 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Small cell lung cancer

74 reports
66 reports
65 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)