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Calcinosis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,396 Reports Across 142 Drugs)

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Calcinosis has been reported as an adverse event with 142 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,396 total reports. 46 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Calcinosis are ADALIMUMAB, TERIPARATIDE, and ASFOTASE ALFA.

1,396
Total Reports
142
Drugs Involved
46
Deaths
436
Hospitalizations
57.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
72.6% / 27.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Calcinosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 174 0.0% 0 40 0
TERIPARATIDE 76 0.1% 0 6 0
ASFOTASE ALFA 59 0.7% 0 7 0
DENOSUMAB 51 0.0% 2 15 0
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 42 0.0% 7 30 0
PREDNISONE 39 0.0% 0 4 0
RITUXIMAB 37 0.0% 0 7 0
METHOTREXATE 32 0.0% 0 4 5
CORTISONE 30 0.3% 0 25 0
CALCIUM 27 0.2% 1 10 0
ETANERCEPT 27 0.0% 0 4 0
INFLIXIMAB 27 0.0% 0 6 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 27 0.0% 0 5 2
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 26 0.1% 0 8 2
ALENDRONATE 23 0.1% 1 16 1
OCRELIZUMAB 23 0.0% 1 14 0
CINACALCET 22 0.1% 1 10 0
BELIMUMAB 21 0.1% 0 1 0
CIPROFLOXACIN 21 0.1% 0 2 0
OCTREOTIDE 21 0.1% 0 18 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Calcinosis

174 reports
76 reports
59 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)