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Gangrene: Which Medications Cause It? (4,193 Reports Across 224 Drugs)

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Gangrene has been reported as an adverse event with 224 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,193 total reports. 500 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Gangrene are CANAGLIFLOZIN, CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM, and RITUXIMAB.

4,193
Total Reports
224
Drugs Involved
500
Deaths
3,075
Hospitalizations
60.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
41.1% / 58.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Gangrene Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CANAGLIFLOZIN 1,081 4.4% 14 952 7
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 307 0.3% 88 275 1
RITUXIMAB 222 0.1% 8 190 137
METFORMIN 218 0.2% 3 203 134
PREDNISONE 201 0.1% 8 188 127
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 198 0.3% 3 184 130
AMLODIPINE 193 0.3% 0 186 127
LEVOTHYROXINE 189 0.3% 0 180 131
ESOMEPRAZOLE 185 0.2% 5 171 122
LISINOPRIL 184 0.5% 0 177 128
ACETAMINOPHEN 183 0.1% 0 175 129
ONDANSETRON 181 0.8% 1 172 127
RAMIPRIL 181 0.6% 0 174 127
GLICLAZIDE 180 3.1% 0 173 127
MORPHINE 179 0.2% 1 170 123
METHOTREXATE 178 0.1% 12 155 133
PROCHLORPERAZINE 178 7.7% 0 170 124
DIMENHYDRINATE 176 9.1% 0 169 124
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 176 0.7% 0 169 122
CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL 164 2.8% 0 157 115

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Gangrene

1,081 reports
222 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)