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False positive investigation result: Which Medications Cause It? (829 Reports Across 67 Drugs)

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False positive investigation result has been reported as an adverse event with 67 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 829 total reports. 10 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with False positive investigation result are HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, BUPROPION, and QUETIAPINE.

829
Total Reports
67
Drugs Involved
10
Deaths
194
Hospitalizations
48.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.1% / 45.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause False positive investigation result Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 32 0.1% 0 6 1
BUPROPION 31 0.1% 0 6 1
QUETIAPINE 30 0.0% 0 19 0
GLYCERIN 26 2.3% 0 0 0
VENLAFAXINE 26 0.1% 0 7 0
LAMOTRIGINE 24 0.1% 0 15 5
METHOTREXATE 21 0.0% 0 18 0
ATORVASTATIN 20 0.0% 0 1 0
RANITIDINE 19 0.0% 0 0 0
GADOLINIUM 13 1.0% 0 0 0
GLUCARPIDASE 12 4.4% 0 10 0
METFORMIN 12 0.0% 0 0 1
TIZANIDINE 12 0.2% 0 6 6
DIAZEPAM 11 0.0% 0 8 2
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 11 0.0% 0 5 0
GABAPENTIN 11 0.0% 0 1 0
LORAZEPAM 11 0.0% 0 8 1
OLANZAPINE 11 0.0% 0 3 0
PREDNISONE 11 0.0% 0 8 3
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 10 0.1% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With False positive investigation result

31 reports
30 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)