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Surgery: Which Medications Cause It? (43,196 Reports Across 739 Drugs)

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Surgery has been reported as an adverse event with 739 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 43,196 total reports. 907 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Surgery are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and UPADACITINIB.

43,196
Total Reports
739
Drugs Involved
907
Deaths
14,015
Hospitalizations
55.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.5% / 32.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Surgery Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 3,506 0.7% 64 1,347 21
ETANERCEPT 2,977 0.8% 11 707 7
UPADACITINIB 2,037 3.1% 3 261 3
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 1,662 2.5% 5 245 1
SODIUM OXYBATE 1,554 2.6% 4 218 1
DUPILUMAB 1,540 0.4% 5 378 2
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,322 1.3% 3 284 6
IBRUTINIB 1,204 1.6% 17 288 0
CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE 908 12.2% 0 96 1
INFLIXIMAB 769 0.6% 15 215 10
ABATACEPT 759 0.7% 13 263 7
VEDOLIZUMAB 642 0.9% 7 195 0
USTEKINUMAB 629 0.7% 10 241 6
GOLIMUMAB 619 0.9% 5 134 2
OXYCODONE 618 0.3% 74 347 13
ETONOGESTREL 533 1.2% 2 79 10
DENOSUMAB 527 0.4% 12 97 2
APIXABAN 487 0.3% 37 200 28
RIVAROXABAN 447 0.3% 11 145 5
METHOTREXATE 420 0.2% 4 148 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Surgery

3,506 reports
2,977 reports
2,037 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)