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Diverticulitis: Which Medications Cause It? (20,562 Reports Across 651 Drugs)

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Diverticulitis has been reported as an adverse event with 651 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 20,562 total reports. 810 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Diverticulitis are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

20,562
Total Reports
651
Drugs Involved
810
Deaths
11,091
Hospitalizations
63.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.3% / 32.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Diverticulitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,768 0.4% 114 1,048 336
METHOTREXATE 1,573 0.6% 108 701 326
ETANERCEPT 1,567 0.4% 110 660 321
TOCILIZUMAB 1,420 1.4% 113 687 343
ABATACEPT 996 0.9% 105 419 327
RITUXIMAB 956 0.5% 129 556 314
TOFACITINIB 853 0.6% 52 344 97
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 836 1.3% 100 372 290
INFLIXIMAB 818 0.6% 107 448 318
LEFLUNOMIDE 750 1.3% 113 382 317
OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 742 6.2% 10 550 1
SULFASALAZINE 708 1.8% 96 324 308
LENALIDOMIDE 688 0.2% 21 383 19
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 583 10.1% 4 437 1
SECUKINUMAB 501 0.3% 7 186 13
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 480 0.5% 5 99 4
PREDNISONE 421 0.3% 23 258 34
ANAKINRA 388 3.2% 86 305 312
GOLIMUMAB 384 0.6% 9 115 2
CANAKINUMAB 347 3.3% 84 273 309

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Diverticulitis

1,768 reports
1,573 reports
1,567 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)