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Anion gap: Which Medications Cause It? (606 Reports Across 62 Drugs)

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Anion gap has been reported as an adverse event with 62 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 606 total reports. 550 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Anion gap are ACETAMINOPHEN, METFORMIN, and FENTANYL.

606
Total Reports
62
Drugs Involved
550
Deaths
170
Hospitalizations
44.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.3% / 40.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Anion gap Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 238 0.2% 235 55 10
METFORMIN 96 0.1% 79 31 8
FENTANYL 44 0.1% 44 13 0
IBUPROFEN 39 0.0% 38 12 4
NOREPINEPHRINE 28 0.6% 28 9 0
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 27 0.1% 26 7 2
ALPRAZOLAM 26 0.1% 26 8 2
AMLODIPINE 25 0.0% 24 7 2
SODIUM BICARBONATE 25 0.8% 24 8 1
GABAPENTIN 23 0.0% 22 7 2
LORAZEPAM 20 0.1% 19 4 1
EPINEPHRINE 18 0.1% 18 5 0
QUETIAPINE 18 0.0% 17 5 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 17 0.0% 14 8 0
EMPAGLIFLOZIN 17 0.1% 7 7 1
OXYCODONE 17 0.0% 15 5 3
VASOPRESSIN 17 0.9% 17 8 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\BUTALBITAL\CAFFEINE 16 1.4% 16 0 0
ALCOHOL 16 0.1% 14 1 1
CYCLOBENZAPRINE 16 0.2% 16 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Anion gap

238 reports
96 reports
44 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)