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Acute hepatic failure: Which Medications Cause It? (9,989 Reports Across 557 Drugs)

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Acute hepatic failure has been reported as an adverse event with 557 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 9,989 total reports. 3,697 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Acute hepatic failure are ACETAMINOPHEN, PREDNISONE, and IBUPROFEN.

9,989
Total Reports
557
Drugs Involved
3,697
Deaths
6,960
Hospitalizations
45.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.7% / 42.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Acute hepatic failure Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 3,141 2.3% 852 2,451 757
PREDNISONE 439 0.3% 285 265 74
IBUPROFEN 412 0.5% 51 341 99
RITUXIMAB 412 0.2% 329 203 64
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 411 0.3% 299 187 51
DOXORUBICIN 385 0.5% 262 172 31
VINCRISTINE 346 0.5% 241 178 54
PREDNISOLONE 301 0.4% 181 204 52
METHOTREXATE 285 0.1% 174 191 96
DEXAMETHASONE 249 0.2% 182 167 53
RIFAMPIN 210 1.6% 41 141 35
ISONIAZID 206 2.7% 45 139 29
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 192 0.3% 146 133 84
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 184 0.3% 116 122 64
AMIODARONE 181 0.7% 43 113 60
TACROLIMUS 175 0.2% 113 117 54
PYRAZINAMIDE 170 3.1% 30 117 22
ATORVASTATIN 158 0.2% 65 84 26
LEVETIRACETAM 156 0.3% 66 106 24
METFORMIN 156 0.2% 61 102 61

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Acute hepatic failure

3,141 reports
439 reports
412 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)