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Chronic hepatitis: Which Medications Cause It? (458 Reports Across 63 Drugs)

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Chronic hepatitis has been reported as an adverse event with 63 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 458 total reports. 67 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Chronic hepatitis are TACROLIMUS, METHOTREXATE, and PREDNISONE.

458
Total Reports
63
Drugs Involved
67
Deaths
159
Hospitalizations
49.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.5% / 46.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Chronic hepatitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 62 0.1% 11 11 1
METHOTREXATE 45 0.0% 7 13 0
PREDNISONE 38 0.0% 3 14 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 34 0.1% 5 10 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 33 0.0% 4 14 0
PREDNISOLONE 30 0.0% 8 11 1
RITUXIMAB 29 0.0% 6 17 0
VINCRISTINE 29 0.0% 1 16 2
DOXORUBICIN 26 0.0% 1 14 0
DEXAMETHASONE 17 0.0% 3 2 1
RIBAVIRIN 17 0.0% 2 3 0
MITOXANTRONE 16 0.4% 0 14 0
ADALIMUMAB 15 0.0% 1 8 1
FLUDARABINE 14 0.1% 2 10 0
CYTARABINE 13 0.0% 1 5 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 13 0.0% 4 5 0
AZATHIOPRINE 12 0.0% 3 3 0
GALIXIMAB 12 29.3% 0 10 0
MERCAPTOPURINE 12 0.1% 0 0 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 12 0.0% 6 0 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Chronic hepatitis

62 reports
45 reports
38 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)