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Does METFORMIN Cause Acute kidney injury? 11,361 Reports in FDA Database

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According to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), 11,361 reports of Acute kidney injury have been filed in association with METFORMIN (Metformin Hydrochloride). This represents 12.5% of all adverse event reports for METFORMIN.

11,361
Reports of Acute kidney injury with METFORMIN
12.5%
of all METFORMIN reports
1,267
Deaths
8,814
Hospitalizations

How Dangerous Is Acute kidney injury From METFORMIN?

Of the 11,361 reports, 1,267 (11.2%) resulted in death, 8,814 (77.6%) required hospitalization, and 3,497 (30.8%) were considered life-threatening.

Is Acute kidney injury Listed in the Official Label?

This adverse event is not currently listed in the official FDA drug label for METFORMIN. However, 11,361 reports have been filed with the FAERS database.

What Other Side Effects Does METFORMIN Cause?

Lactic acidosis (16,316) Diarrhoea (7,679) Toxicity to various agents (5,669) Metabolic acidosis (5,236) Hypoglycaemia (5,047) Drug ineffective (4,991) Nausea (4,915) Vomiting (4,624) Blood glucose increased (4,038) Hypotension (3,116)

What Other Drugs Cause Acute kidney injury?

OMEPRAZOLE (19,260) ESOMEPRAZOLE (18,678) LANSOPRAZOLE (16,359) PANTOPRAZOLE (15,961) FUROSEMIDE (7,984) DEXLANSOPRAZOLE (7,599) VANCOMYCIN (4,018) TACROLIMUS (4,005) RIVAROXABAN (3,735) IBUPROFEN (3,639)

Which METFORMIN Alternatives Have Lower Acute kidney injury Risk?

METFORMIN vs METFORMIN\PIOGLITAZONE METFORMIN vs METFORMIN\ROSIGLITAZONE METFORMIN vs METFORMIN\SAXAGLIPTIN METFORMIN vs METFORMIN\SITAGLIPTIN METFORMIN vs METFORMIN\VILDAGLIPTIN

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