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Clostridium difficile colitis: Which Medications Cause It? (7,539 Reports Across 515 Drugs)

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Clostridium difficile colitis has been reported as an adverse event with 515 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,539 total reports. 1,377 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Clostridium difficile colitis are CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, PREDNISONE, and DEXAMETHASONE.

7,539
Total Reports
515
Drugs Involved
1,377
Deaths
5,112
Hospitalizations
57.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.1% / 44.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Clostridium difficile colitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 717 0.6% 291 332 62
PREDNISONE 619 0.4% 316 278 78
DEXAMETHASONE 575 0.5% 268 296 55
METHOTREXATE 562 0.2% 263 212 52
ETOPOSIDE 503 1.0% 235 189 35
CYTARABINE 489 1.1% 258 206 36
VINCRISTINE 482 0.7% 245 174 49
LENALIDOMIDE 388 0.1% 46 226 18
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 385 0.6% 253 105 39
CIPROFLOXACIN 378 0.9% 94 323 38
TACROLIMUS 346 0.4% 83 219 73
DAUNORUBICIN 331 3.4% 218 116 8
VANCOMYCIN 329 1.0% 84 204 25
FILGRASTIM 321 2.2% 209 100 3
METRONIDAZOLE 312 1.4% 69 206 32
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 306 1.6% 51 247 40
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 283 0.4% 71 153 29
CYCLOSPORINE 275 0.4% 115 129 5
RITUXIMAB 274 0.2% 55 131 31
CEFTRIAXONE 268 1.4% 49 214 19

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Clostridium difficile colitis

717 reports
619 reports
575 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)