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Growth retardation: Which Medications Cause It? (1,954 Reports Across 134 Drugs)

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Growth retardation has been reported as an adverse event with 134 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,954 total reports. 33 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Growth retardation are SOMATROPIN, METHOTREXATE, and PREDNISOLONE.

1,954
Total Reports
134
Drugs Involved
33
Deaths
292
Hospitalizations
11.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
38.6% / 61.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Growth retardation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SOMATROPIN 397 0.6% 1 21 2
METHOTREXATE 154 0.1% 10 44 4
PREDNISOLONE 101 0.1% 7 6 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 95 0.1% 1 9 8
INFLIXIMAB 95 0.1% 6 24 4
CYCLOSPORINE 91 0.1% 7 33 0
TOCILIZUMAB 85 0.1% 3 36 4
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 84 0.1% 7 11 1
METHYLPHENIDATE 82 0.3% 0 2 1
PREDNISONE 81 0.1% 1 24 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 68 0.1% 1 19 0
CANAKINUMAB 67 0.6% 0 26 4
RITUXIMAB 58 0.0% 1 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 56 0.0% 1 25 1
VALPROATE 54 0.3% 2 24 1
FLUTICASONE 53 0.2% 0 3 2
VINCRISTINE 45 0.1% 0 0 1
IMATINIB 44 0.1% 0 0 0
BUSULFAN 40 0.4% 0 0 0
FLUDARABINE 40 0.2% 3 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Growth retardation

397 reports
154 reports
101 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)