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Agranulocytosis: Which Medications Cause It? (12,963 Reports Across 648 Drugs)

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Agranulocytosis has been reported as an adverse event with 648 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 12,963 total reports. 1,198 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Agranulocytosis are CLOZAPINE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and RITUXIMAB.

12,963
Total Reports
648
Drugs Involved
1,198
Deaths
7,626
Hospitalizations
55.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.9% / 47.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Agranulocytosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CLOZAPINE 1,766 1.9% 111 552 505
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,242 1.0% 63 438 182
RITUXIMAB 1,154 0.7% 48 742 183
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 797 2.1% 40 625 152
PANTOPRAZOLE 599 0.8% 61 440 164
METHOTREXATE 550 0.2% 115 385 148
SODIUM 549 2.4% 1 40 8
EPIRUBICIN 491 3.0% 12 67 22
METAMIZOLE 438 7.8% 75 341 167
DOCETAXEL 436 0.7% 28 185 86
CARBOPLATIN 407 0.5% 71 289 132
DOXORUBICIN 406 0.5% 45 251 146
VALACYCLOVIR 381 2.9% 5 323 79
VINCRISTINE 344 0.5% 42 205 118
LANSOPRAZOLE 336 0.6% 43 268 53
ACETAMINOPHEN 335 0.2% 25 260 106
FUROSEMIDE 322 0.6% 59 223 78
IBUPROFEN 303 0.4% 23 246 106
ETOPOSIDE 299 0.6% 58 176 88
CYTARABINE 297 0.7% 24 169 53

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Agranulocytosis

1,766 reports
1,242 reports
1,154 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)