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Upper respiratory tract infection: Which Medications Cause It? (34,652 Reports Across 1,044 Drugs)

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Upper respiratory tract infection has been reported as an adverse event with 1,044 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 34,652 total reports. 1,700 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Upper respiratory tract infection are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and TOFACITINIB.

34,652
Total Reports
1,044
Drugs Involved
1,700
Deaths
9,140
Hospitalizations
52.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.3% / 28.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Upper respiratory tract infection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 3,306 0.7% 401 599 194
ETANERCEPT 2,948 0.8% 341 346 145
TOFACITINIB 1,805 1.2% 247 288 105
RITUXIMAB 1,713 1.0% 454 481 222
ABATACEPT 1,623 1.4% 377 335 173
METHOTREXATE 1,576 0.6% 373 579 246
TOCILIZUMAB 1,455 1.5% 439 372 190
APREMILAST 1,437 1.1% 275 203 146
PREDNISONE 1,354 0.9% 334 574 210
SECUKINUMAB 1,339 0.9% 196 315 200
LENALIDOMIDE 1,334 0.4% 72 411 23
ALBUTEROL 1,300 1.4% 169 453 97
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 1,276 1.8% 34 393 6
INFLIXIMAB 1,223 0.9% 336 276 140
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,039 0.8% 378 378 202
MONTELUKAST 968 3.6% 117 315 59
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 929 1.5% 395 240 178
PANTOPRAZOLE 922 1.2% 279 352 149
DUPILUMAB 902 0.2% 1 89 3
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 893 0.9% 266 277 164

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Upper respiratory tract infection

3,306 reports
2,948 reports
1,805 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)