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Cushingoid: Which Medications Cause It? (2,327 Reports Across 213 Drugs)

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Cushingoid has been reported as an adverse event with 213 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,327 total reports. 117 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cushingoid are PREDNISONE, PREDNISOLONE, and METHYLPREDNISOLONE.

2,327
Total Reports
213
Drugs Involved
117
Deaths
628
Hospitalizations
40.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.9% / 35.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cushingoid Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 616 0.4% 36 186 46
PREDNISOLONE 351 0.4% 19 74 9
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 341 0.5% 28 101 22
METHOTREXATE 334 0.1% 30 104 25
AZATHIOPRINE 240 0.7% 21 54 26
BUDESONIDE 190 0.8% 2 14 0
DEXAMETHASONE 186 0.2% 15 76 12
RITUXIMAB 176 0.1% 23 70 15
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 174 0.2% 10 70 12
ADALIMUMAB 170 0.0% 19 43 21
TOFACITINIB 164 0.1% 18 57 19
CYCLOSPORINE 156 0.2% 9 56 9
INFLIXIMAB 147 0.1% 26 57 20
ETANERCEPT 127 0.0% 24 40 23
TOCILIZUMAB 126 0.1% 20 62 18
SULFASALAZINE 115 0.3% 20 40 20
CORTICOTROPIN 109 0.9% 2 22 1
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 98 0.2% 22 37 23
RANITIDINE 95 0.0% 18 24 19
NAPROXEN 90 0.2% 19 30 21

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cushingoid

616 reports
351 reports
341 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)