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Calciphylaxis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,383 Reports Across 67 Drugs)

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Calciphylaxis has been reported as an adverse event with 67 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,383 total reports. 334 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Calciphylaxis are WARFARIN, CALCIUM, and CINACALCET.

1,383
Total Reports
67
Drugs Involved
334
Deaths
683
Hospitalizations
60.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.1% / 28.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Calciphylaxis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
WARFARIN 639 1.6% 122 295 36
CALCIUM 141 0.9% 19 64 32
CINACALCET 141 0.3% 49 43 3
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 135 0.1% 62 114 0
PREDNISONE 129 0.1% 32 71 16
CALCITRIOL 72 3.0% 20 36 6
PARICALCITOL 47 0.7% 1 21 3
PREDNISOLONE 47 0.1% 14 23 5
ERGOCALCIFEROL 42 0.8% 4 19 1
SODIUM THIOSULFATE 40 20.8% 13 22 4
TACROLIMUS 35 0.0% 9 20 1
TERIPARATIDE 34 0.1% 7 9 3
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 28 0.0% 8 16 0
CHOLECALCIFEROL 26 0.2% 3 14 2
SEVELAMER 26 0.5% 3 12 4
APIXABAN 25 0.0% 10 16 2
CALCIUM\ICODEXTRIN\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 23 0.1% 13 17 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 22 0.0% 13 13 7
DIANEAL LOW 22 0.2% 6 20 0
DENOSUMAB 21 0.0% 3 13 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Calciphylaxis

639 reports
141 reports
141 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)