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Gastric varices: Which Medications Cause It? (333 Reports Across 44 Drugs)

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Gastric varices has been reported as an adverse event with 44 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 333 total reports. 59 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Gastric varices are OXALIPLATIN, BEVACIZUMAB, and LACTULOSE.

333
Total Reports
44
Drugs Involved
59
Deaths
187
Hospitalizations
58.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
41.1% / 58.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Gastric varices Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXALIPLATIN 28 0.1% 2 11 0
BEVACIZUMAB 26 0.0% 3 11 2
LACTULOSE 16 0.4% 1 15 0
ATEZOLIZUMAB 14 0.0% 0 8 0
RIBAVIRIN 14 0.0% 3 8 0
TACROLIMUS 14 0.0% 0 11 0
LAMIVUDINE 13 0.1% 1 9 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 12 0.0% 2 0 0
RIFAXIMIN 12 0.1% 1 7 0
FLUOROURACIL 11 0.0% 2 5 0
RUXOLITINIB 11 0.0% 2 7 0
SELEXIPAG 11 0.1% 4 6 1
METHOTREXATE 10 0.0% 0 1 0
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 10 0.0% 0 7 0
VINCRISTINE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
ADO-TRASTUZUMAB EMTANSINE 9 0.1% 1 7 2
ASPIRIN DL-LYSINE 9 0.1% 0 9 0
AZACITIDINE 9 0.1% 0 0 0
CYTARABINE 9 0.0% 0 0 0
LANSOPRAZOLE 9 0.0% 0 9 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Gastric varices

28 reports
26 reports
16 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)