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Anosmia: Which Medications Cause It? (7,828 Reports Across 354 Drugs)

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Anosmia has been reported as an adverse event with 354 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,828 total reports. 64 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Anosmia are DUPILUMAB, FLUTICASONE, and LEVOTHYROXINE.

7,828
Total Reports
354
Drugs Involved
64
Deaths
954
Hospitalizations
55.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.6% / 35.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Anosmia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DUPILUMAB 976 0.3% 1 30 0
FLUTICASONE 490 1.5% 0 10 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 380 0.6% 0 98 96
CETIRIZINE 376 0.8% 0 100 99
APIXABAN 374 0.2% 0 106 99
NAPROXEN 370 0.7% 0 100 100
LANSOPRAZOLE 360 0.6% 0 100 99
ESOMEPRAZOLE 351 0.5% 0 105 99
SIMVASTATIN 349 1.3% 0 100 98
DIGOXIN 348 4.5% 0 99 98
ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE 346 13.5% 0 97 97
DAPAGLIFLOZIN 345 1.6% 0 98 98
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 345 1.6% 0 96 96
FELODIPINE 344 23.3% 0 97 98
LINAGLIPTIN 343 4.4% 0 98 97
BISOPROLOL 337 1.2% 0 98 93
ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE 330 28.2% 0 94 96
AZD-1222 323 13.8% 0 83 85
CANDESARTAN 261 2.9% 0 79 91
NIRMATRELVIR\RITONAVIR 224 0.4% 1 6 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Anosmia

976 reports
490 reports
380 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)