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Colitis: Which Medications Cause It? (28,590 Reports Across 905 Drugs)

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Colitis has been reported as an adverse event with 905 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 28,590 total reports. 2,572 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Colitis are ADALIMUMAB, NIVOLUMAB, and IPILIMUMAB.

28,590
Total Reports
905
Drugs Involved
2,572
Deaths
16,367
Hospitalizations
55.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.6% / 41.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Colitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 3,043 0.6% 35 1,732 38
NIVOLUMAB 2,123 2.4% 333 1,306 198
IPILIMUMAB 1,988 5.4% 293 1,229 187
PEMBROLIZUMAB 1,638 2.0% 238 899 100
INFLIXIMAB 1,254 0.9% 42 655 33
METHOTREXATE 1,166 0.5% 94 612 85
PREDNISONE 1,100 0.7% 104 656 79
VEDOLIZUMAB 1,077 1.5% 9 461 4
CARBOPLATIN 993 1.2% 155 689 106
MESALAMINE 839 4.3% 2 371 13
RITUXIMAB 740 0.4% 120 400 56
LENALIDOMIDE 687 0.2% 51 477 38
ATEZOLIZUMAB 678 2.0% 111 352 32
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 671 0.5% 140 464 99
PACLITAXEL 666 0.9% 95 447 48
CYTARABINE 608 1.4% 131 403 91
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 575 0.8% 81 333 42
SECUKINUMAB 575 0.4% 2 242 22
BEVACIZUMAB 561 0.7% 89 312 47
DEXAMETHASONE 538 0.4% 96 418 74

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Colitis

3,043 reports
2,123 reports
1,988 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)