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Hepatic encephalopathy: Which Medications Cause It? (6,462 Reports Across 424 Drugs)

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Hepatic encephalopathy has been reported as an adverse event with 424 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,462 total reports. 1,815 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatic encephalopathy are ACETAMINOPHEN, RIBAVIRIN, and LENVATINIB.

6,462
Total Reports
424
Drugs Involved
1,815
Deaths
4,737
Hospitalizations
56.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
43.8% / 56.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatic encephalopathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 562 0.4% 165 492 156
RIBAVIRIN 512 1.2% 134 329 33
LENVATINIB 502 1.5% 76 432 17
RIFAXIMIN 462 3.3% 93 347 8
SOFOSBUVIR 360 2.1% 89 229 23
BEVACIZUMAB 210 0.3% 74 104 11
LEDIPASVIR\SOFOSBUVIR 180 0.8% 48 122 9
ATEZOLIZUMAB 178 0.5% 50 92 4
SORAFENIB 169 1.6% 43 101 9
DACLATASVIR 165 3.0% 48 101 11
FUROSEMIDE 130 0.3% 18 99 17
DASABUVIR 108 2.7% 27 86 14
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 107 0.1% 48 64 28
OMBITASVIR\PARITAPREVIR\RITONAVIR 106 2.3% 28 83 16
PREDNISONE 105 0.1% 39 78 38
SPIRONOLACTONE 104 0.5% 14 83 12
OXALIPLATIN 103 0.2% 33 45 26
RIFAMPIN 101 0.8% 48 76 20
RITUXIMAB 101 0.1% 52 68 26
VINCRISTINE 98 0.1% 51 61 26

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatic encephalopathy

562 reports
512 reports
502 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)