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Flank pain: Which Medications Cause It? (6,482 Reports Across 467 Drugs)

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Flank pain has been reported as an adverse event with 467 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,482 total reports. 333 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Flank pain are ADALIMUMAB, PREDNISONE, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

6,482
Total Reports
467
Drugs Involved
333
Deaths
2,694
Hospitalizations
54.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.3% / 34.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Flank pain Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 283 0.1% 26 108 21
PREDNISONE 220 0.1% 20 73 20
ACETAMINOPHEN 193 0.1% 19 82 22
METHOTREXATE 178 0.1% 18 72 21
IBUPROFEN 147 0.2% 4 118 8
ETANERCEPT 139 0.0% 19 40 21
AMITRIPTYLINE 138 0.7% 17 32 18
INFLIXIMAB 129 0.1% 17 52 22
TOFACITINIB 129 0.1% 17 30 18
ATORVASTATIN 127 0.2% 0 61 4
METFORMIN 127 0.1% 0 56 2
CIPROFLOXACIN 126 0.3% 0 44 12
ALENDRONATE 122 0.4% 17 72 18
PANTOPRAZOLE 121 0.2% 24 44 20
OCTREOTIDE 109 0.5% 8 65 4
PREGABALIN 104 0.1% 17 25 18
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 104 0.3% 21 41 18
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 102 0.2% 18 35 19
NAPROXEN 101 0.2% 18 35 18
RITUXIMAB 101 0.1% 23 50 13

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Flank pain

283 reports
220 reports
193 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)