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Adrenal insufficiency: Which Medications Cause It? (9,299 Reports Across 505 Drugs)

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Adrenal insufficiency has been reported as an adverse event with 505 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 9,299 total reports. 638 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Adrenal insufficiency are NIVOLUMAB, PEMBROLIZUMAB, and PREDNISONE.

9,299
Total Reports
505
Drugs Involved
638
Deaths
5,075
Hospitalizations
54.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.6% / 47.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Adrenal insufficiency Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NIVOLUMAB 1,285 1.5% 148 861 175
PEMBROLIZUMAB 1,270 1.5% 102 716 92
PREDNISONE 1,105 0.7% 47 767 157
IPILIMUMAB 851 2.3% 87 579 95
METHOTREXATE 644 0.3% 56 552 124
ADALIMUMAB 554 0.1% 20 499 98
ETANERCEPT 546 0.2% 18 411 100
TOCILIZUMAB 541 0.6% 20 474 106
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 517 0.8% 18 489 94
INFLIXIMAB 509 0.4% 20 478 94
ABATACEPT 489 0.4% 16 464 97
LENVATINIB 489 1.5% 11 218 10
ATEZOLIZUMAB 478 1.4% 57 202 19
ANAKINRA 466 3.8% 19 452 93
TRIAMCINOLONE 459 6.9% 22 385 82
RITUXIMAB 451 0.3% 46 265 62
SULFASALAZINE 450 1.1% 17 437 90
NAPROXEN 441 0.8% 16 419 102
DEXAMETHASONE 440 0.4% 48 211 73
HYDROCORTISONE 439 1.8% 38 234 56

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Adrenal insufficiency

1,285 reports
1,270 reports
1,105 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)