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Anal fistula: Which Medications Cause It? (3,940 Reports Across 143 Drugs)

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Anal fistula has been reported as an adverse event with 143 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,940 total reports. 92 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Anal fistula are ADALIMUMAB, INFLIXIMAB, and VEDOLIZUMAB.

3,940
Total Reports
143
Drugs Involved
92
Deaths
1,848
Hospitalizations
41.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.2% / 52.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Anal fistula Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,225 0.3% 15 648 2
INFLIXIMAB 634 0.5% 6 237 8
VEDOLIZUMAB 422 0.6% 2 215 2
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 348 1.4% 1 126 0
METHOTREXATE 216 0.1% 1 92 4
USTEKINUMAB 160 0.2% 1 66 0
BEVACIZUMAB 104 0.1% 13 46 3
AZATHIOPRINE 87 0.3% 6 51 4
CIPROFLOXACIN 74 0.2% 0 25 0
RITUXIMAB 62 0.0% 4 48 0
MESALAMINE 55 0.3% 5 24 4
UPADACITINIB 49 0.1% 0 18 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 48 0.1% 0 22 0
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 48 0.1% 0 14 0
HUMIRA 47 0.1% 1 28 2
PREDNISONE 46 0.0% 1 18 1
METRONIDAZOLE\METRONIDAZOLE 42 1.0% 1 11 0
OXALIPLATIN 41 0.1% 8 14 5
ADALIMUMAB\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 38 0.6% 1 12 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 38 0.1% 0 25 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Anal fistula

1,225 reports
634 reports
422 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)