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Anaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (131,953 Reports Across 2,050 Drugs)

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Anaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 2,050 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 131,953 total reports. 15,742 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Anaemia are LENALIDOMIDE, CARBOPLATIN, and RIBAVIRIN.

131,953
Total Reports
2,050
Drugs Involved
15,742
Deaths
68,866
Hospitalizations
62.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.1% / 41.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Anaemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LENALIDOMIDE 5,322 1.5% 742 2,104 242
CARBOPLATIN 5,312 6.3% 592 2,761 462
RIBAVIRIN 5,130 11.8% 238 1,389 110
ASPIRIN 4,568 4.9% 378 3,891 290
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 4,486 3.5% 664 2,040 576
RITUXIMAB 4,399 2.5% 681 1,654 441
DEXAMETHASONE 4,352 3.5% 892 2,074 464
ADALIMUMAB 3,994 0.8% 129 2,199 113
PACLITAXEL 3,949 5.1% 599 1,918 327
METHOTREXATE 3,913 1.5% 321 1,711 346
RIVAROXABAN 3,907 3.0% 481 3,108 273
DOXORUBICIN 3,601 4.4% 555 1,566 482
RUXOLITINIB 3,593 5.3% 539 1,438 164
APIXABAN 3,243 2.0% 254 2,394 332
PREDNISONE 3,233 2.0% 464 1,727 386
BEVACIZUMAB 3,221 4.1% 587 1,289 194
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 3,043 6.6% 205 2,603 239
VINCRISTINE 2,603 3.6% 412 1,238 387
ETOPOSIDE 2,586 4.9% 376 1,163 373
CISPLATIN 2,530 5.3% 338 1,111 296

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Anaemia

5,322 reports
5,312 reports
5,130 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)