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Acidosis: Which Medications Cause It? (4,863 Reports Across 436 Drugs)

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Acidosis has been reported as an adverse event with 436 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,863 total reports. 1,429 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Acidosis are METFORMIN, ACETAMINOPHEN, and EMPAGLIFLOZIN.

4,863
Total Reports
436
Drugs Involved
1,429
Deaths
3,456
Hospitalizations
50.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.4% / 48.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Acidosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METFORMIN 427 0.5% 103 300 112
ACETAMINOPHEN 313 0.2% 87 246 84
EMPAGLIFLOZIN 179 0.5% 30 133 30
IBUPROFEN 162 0.2% 18 121 59
AMLODIPINE 133 0.2% 47 118 42
TRAMADOL 116 0.2% 20 105 45
TACROLIMUS 114 0.1% 57 88 48
MORPHINE 100 0.1% 30 73 48
QUETIAPINE 99 0.1% 10 82 46
PREDNISONE 94 0.1% 54 68 34
VENLAFAXINE 90 0.2% 13 66 17
FUROSEMIDE 88 0.2% 18 76 14
PREDNISOLONE 80 0.1% 44 60 27
ASPIRIN 79 0.1% 12 58 21
VINCRISTINE 75 0.1% 40 51 12
BUPROPION 73 0.2% 11 62 31
DIAZEPAM 73 0.2% 5 65 23
ALPRAZOLAM 72 0.2% 11 39 16
LAMOTRIGINE 72 0.2% 4 55 18
OMEPRAZOLE 72 0.1% 25 41 27

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Acidosis

427 reports
313 reports
179 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)