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Sputum culture positive: Which Medications Cause It? (271 Reports Across 42 Drugs)

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Sputum culture positive has been reported as an adverse event with 42 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 271 total reports. 27 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sputum culture positive are MEPOLIZUMAB, PREDNISONE, and TIOTROPIUM.

271
Total Reports
42
Drugs Involved
27
Deaths
174
Hospitalizations
67.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.8% / 35.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sputum culture positive Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MEPOLIZUMAB 106 0.3% 0 103 0
PREDNISONE 103 0.1% 0 100 0
TIOTROPIUM 102 0.2% 0 102 0
OMALIZUMAB 100 0.2% 0 100 0
DIAZEPAM 98 0.3% 0 98 0
FUROSEMIDE 98 0.2% 1 97 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 98 0.2% 0 98 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 97 0.1% 0 97 0
ALBUTEROL 97 0.1% 0 97 0
BUDESONIDE 97 0.4% 0 97 0
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 97 0.3% 0 97 0
MELOXICAM 97 1.1% 0 97 0
MONTELUKAST 97 0.4% 0 97 0
ROSUVASTATIN 97 0.3% 0 97 0
TRICHLORMETHIAZIDE 97 28.4% 0 97 0
RABEPRAZOLE 95 0.8% 0 95 0
FERROUS 93 2.3% 0 93 0
ALENDRONATE 91 0.3% 0 91 0
SPIRONOLACTONE 87 0.4% 0 87 0
BISOPROLOL 82 0.3% 0 82 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sputum culture positive

106 reports
103 reports
102 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)