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Subcutaneous emphysema: Which Medications Cause It? (675 Reports Across 70 Drugs)

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Subcutaneous emphysema has been reported as an adverse event with 70 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 675 total reports. 177 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Subcutaneous emphysema are PREDNISOLONE, PREDNISONE, and METHYLPREDNISOLONE.

675
Total Reports
70
Drugs Involved
177
Deaths
462
Hospitalizations
52.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.2% / 57.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Subcutaneous emphysema Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISOLONE 76 0.1% 18 53 13
PREDNISONE 53 0.0% 5 41 19
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 51 0.1% 16 39 18
TACROLIMUS 44 0.1% 8 37 12
RITUXIMAB 34 0.0% 9 20 8
DEXAMETHASONE 30 0.0% 12 20 14
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 30 0.0% 5 25 7
METHOTREXATE 23 0.0% 10 11 7
CARBON DIOXIDE 20 18.7% 0 3 1
REMDESIVIR 20 0.2% 13 7 5
IMATINIB 18 0.0% 7 16 2
OXYGEN 18 1.0% 5 8 3
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 17 0.0% 0 15 11
NINTEDANIB 16 0.1% 4 10 1
CISPLATIN 15 0.0% 6 8 3
CYCLOSPORINE 15 0.0% 11 9 1
TOCILIZUMAB 15 0.0% 4 10 6
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 14 0.0% 6 6 6
HYDROCORTISONE 14 0.1% 0 14 2
NIVOLUMAB 14 0.0% 7 14 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Subcutaneous emphysema

76 reports
53 reports
51 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)