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Colorectal cancer: Which Medications Cause It? (47,107 Reports Across 108 Drugs)

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Colorectal cancer has been reported as an adverse event with 108 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 47,107 total reports. 2,929 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Colorectal cancer are RANITIDINE, REGORAFENIB, and VALSARTAN.

47,107
Total Reports
108
Drugs Involved
2,929
Deaths
609
Hospitalizations
58.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
44.3% / 55.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Colorectal cancer Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RANITIDINE 45,528 10.9% 2,584 169 16
REGORAFENIB 236 2.5% 70 63 9
VALSARTAN 193 0.9% 28 11 2
ADALIMUMAB 97 0.0% 17 22 2
INFLIXIMAB 79 0.1% 16 17 1
FLUOROURACIL 66 0.1% 17 30 5
PANITUMUMAB 65 0.6% 20 15 4
IRINOTECAN 60 0.2% 18 24 4
BEVACIZUMAB 57 0.1% 25 22 2
OXALIPLATIN 55 0.1% 13 24 3
TACROLIMUS 55 0.1% 10 20 9
LEUCOVORIN 53 0.2% 13 24 3
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 53 0.1% 7 14 6
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\VALSARTAN 52 0.8% 11 2 0
PREDNISONE 39 0.0% 6 20 7
ETANERCEPT 34 0.0% 2 11 0
CAPECITABINE 31 0.1% 10 7 1
APIXABAN 28 0.0% 3 16 12
VEDOLIZUMAB 28 0.0% 5 10 0
METHOTREXATE 24 0.0% 4 9 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Colorectal cancer

45,528 reports
236 reports
193 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)