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Fibrosis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,849 Reports Across 216 Drugs)

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Fibrosis has been reported as an adverse event with 216 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,849 total reports. 165 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Fibrosis are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and PREDNISONE.

1,849
Total Reports
216
Drugs Involved
165
Deaths
714
Hospitalizations
54.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.9% / 41.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Fibrosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 122 0.1% 3 37 12
ADALIMUMAB 118 0.0% 3 50 1
PREDNISONE 85 0.1% 6 54 2
RITUXIMAB 84 0.1% 5 58 4
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 70 0.1% 5 46 3
DICLOFENAC 67 0.1% 0 22 0
METFORMIN 52 0.1% 0 1 0
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 51 0.1% 1 38 2
TACROLIMUS 51 0.1% 6 24 2
ETANERCEPT 50 0.0% 4 9 1
RUXOLITINIB 47 0.1% 5 10 0
ATENOLOL 46 0.4% 0 3 0
TOCILIZUMAB 46 0.1% 4 15 6
ATORVASTATIN 44 0.1% 0 2 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 43 0.0% 4 26 1
VANCOMYCIN 43 0.1% 0 43 0
PIRFENIDONE 42 0.1% 12 23 0
CISPLATIN 37 0.1% 2 26 0
FUROSEMIDE 37 0.1% 0 36 1
ROSUVASTATIN 37 0.1% 0 33 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Fibrosis

122 reports
118 reports
85 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)