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Wheezing: Which Medications Cause It? (45,171 Reports Across 1,268 Drugs)

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Wheezing has been reported as an adverse event with 1,268 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 45,171 total reports. 3,246 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Wheezing are ALBUTEROL, PREDNISONE, and MEPOLIZUMAB.

45,171
Total Reports
1,268
Drugs Involved
3,246
Deaths
16,383
Hospitalizations
56.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
66.6% / 33.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Wheezing Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALBUTEROL 11,555 12.0% 203 5,408 468
PREDNISONE 8,152 5.1% 1,528 4,698 1,923
MEPOLIZUMAB 6,093 14.2% 552 3,335 580
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 5,632 15.5% 60 2,802 164
TIOTROPIUM 5,361 11.5% 94 3,029 226
MONTELUKAST 5,159 19.1% 52 2,588 252
OMALIZUMAB 4,522 7.1% 78 2,000 182
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 3,948 8.3% 58 1,523 145
RITUXIMAB 3,145 1.8% 1,710 1,945 1,822
CICLESONIDE 2,785 48.0% 67 1,795 146
METHOTREXATE 2,680 1.1% 1,660 1,897 1,785
BUDESONIDE 2,590 10.3% 78 1,489 204
ADALIMUMAB 2,580 0.5% 1,582 1,761 1,725
CALCIUM 2,496 15.9% 1,164 1,430 1,331
ACETAMINOPHEN 2,446 1.8% 1,289 1,830 1,467
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE 2,340 9.4% 51 1,058 136
DUPILUMAB 2,316 0.6% 8 285 9
DICLOFENAC 2,303 2.7% 1,661 1,730 1,741
PANTOPRAZOLE 2,243 2.9% 749 1,648 895
CETIRIZINE 2,242 4.7% 1,463 1,713 1,602

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Wheezing

11,555 reports
8,152 reports
6,093 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)