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Diverticulum: Which Medications Cause It? (4,466 Reports Across 303 Drugs)

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Diverticulum has been reported as an adverse event with 303 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,466 total reports. 297 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Diverticulum are OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL, and ADALIMUMAB.

4,466
Total Reports
303
Drugs Involved
297
Deaths
2,787
Hospitalizations
66.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.9% / 39.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Diverticulum Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 770 6.4% 9 611 0
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 583 10.1% 3 452 0
ADALIMUMAB 262 0.1% 3 116 5
METHOTREXATE 196 0.1% 18 72 9
ASPIRIN 178 0.2% 21 151 14
RIVAROXABAN 156 0.1% 11 83 8
ALENDRONATE 146 0.5% 9 137 0
APIXABAN 144 0.1% 15 107 17
TOCILIZUMAB 117 0.1% 2 36 11
ETANERCEPT 108 0.0% 4 25 0
DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE 106 0.3% 12 99 4
PREDNISONE 104 0.1% 4 32 2
TOFACITINIB 99 0.1% 1 30 1
SITAGLIPTIN 92 0.5% 72 83 23
OXYCODONE 90 0.1% 4 19 0
RITUXIMAB 85 0.1% 10 38 0
INFLIXIMAB 78 0.1% 9 38 0
LENALIDOMIDE 76 0.0% 2 32 0
WARFARIN 76 0.2% 2 66 5
RISEDRONATE 73 1.1% 0 17 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Diverticulum

770 reports
262 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)