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Frequent bowel movements: Which Medications Cause It? (21,431 Reports Across 723 Drugs)

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Frequent bowel movements has been reported as an adverse event with 723 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 21,431 total reports. 626 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Frequent bowel movements are VEDOLIZUMAB, ADALIMUMAB, and INFLIXIMAB.

21,431
Total Reports
723
Drugs Involved
626
Deaths
5,027
Hospitalizations
52.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.6% / 41.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Frequent bowel movements Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VEDOLIZUMAB 4,527 6.1% 103 1,188 103
ADALIMUMAB 3,490 0.7% 223 1,447 236
INFLIXIMAB 2,497 1.8% 194 785 225
MESALAMINE 1,238 6.4% 175 542 190
APREMILAST 1,082 0.8% 142 157 144
PREDNISONE 1,082 0.7% 197 573 211
TOFACITINIB 843 0.5% 166 261 174
METHOTREXATE 741 0.3% 226 405 238
PANTOPRAZOLE 726 0.9% 188 471 196
HYDROCORTISONE 676 2.8% 169 355 189
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 644 1.7% 1 32 1
ACETAMINOPHEN 580 0.4% 203 413 228
USTEKINUMAB 546 0.6% 161 270 182
BUDESONIDE 500 2.0% 0 189 3
CHOLECALCIFEROL 462 3.8% 163 332 177
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 429 1.7% 3 104 3
SULFASALAZINE 402 1.0% 191 222 205
CETIRIZINE 370 0.8% 187 362 204
SECUKINUMAB 370 0.2% 247 278 260
MORPHINE 362 0.3% 101 285 96

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Frequent bowel movements

4,527 reports
3,490 reports
2,497 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)