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Diarrhoea: Which Medications Cause It? (491,550 Reports Across 2,789 Drugs)

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Diarrhoea has been reported as an adverse event with 2,789 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 491,550 total reports. 24,863 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Diarrhoea are LENALIDOMIDE, APREMILAST, and ADALIMUMAB.

491,550
Total Reports
2,789
Drugs Involved
24,863
Deaths
132,343
Hospitalizations
58.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.2% / 35.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Diarrhoea Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LENALIDOMIDE 27,576 7.9% 545 4,623 213
APREMILAST 23,752 17.4% 1,249 1,695 1,177
ADALIMUMAB 18,120 3.6% 1,815 7,132 1,844
METHOTREXATE 12,557 4.9% 1,968 4,902 2,247
TREPROSTINIL 11,335 12.4% 447 3,744 141
CAPECITABINE 9,277 14.6% 988 3,297 426
NINTEDANIB 9,103 34.7% 1,063 3,967 294
ETANERCEPT 8,856 2.5% 1,460 2,679 1,474
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 8,282 21.1% 315 1,313 44
RITUXIMAB 8,113 4.5% 2,165 4,059 2,010
INFLIXIMAB 7,978 5.7% 1,494 3,462 1,742
TOFACITINIB 7,925 5.1% 1,316 2,246 1,504
METFORMIN 7,679 8.4% 456 2,925 913
VEDOLIZUMAB 7,493 10.2% 399 2,536 296
PREDNISONE 7,297 4.6% 1,839 4,041 2,036
SECUKINUMAB 7,131 4.7% 1,522 2,578 1,826
TOCILIZUMAB 6,627 6.7% 1,802 3,041 1,744
LEFLUNOMIDE 6,612 11.7% 1,553 2,611 1,805
ABATACEPT 6,119 5.3% 1,399 2,755 1,777
PALBOCICLIB 5,635 6.2% 187 983 35

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Diarrhoea

27,576 reports
23,752 reports
18,120 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922) Malaise (334,268)