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Hepatic necrosis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,667 Reports Across 247 Drugs)

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Hepatic necrosis has been reported as an adverse event with 247 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,667 total reports. 650 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatic necrosis are ACETAMINOPHEN, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and PREDNISONE.

1,667
Total Reports
247
Drugs Involved
650
Deaths
1,056
Hospitalizations
47.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.7% / 38.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatic necrosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 216 0.2% 92 153 54
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 83 0.1% 61 40 15
PREDNISONE 78 0.1% 61 61 34
VENLAFAXINE 69 0.1% 12 59 1
TACROLIMUS 67 0.1% 46 52 16
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 61 0.1% 42 52 23
METHOTREXATE 55 0.0% 23 20 8
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 55 0.1% 35 42 26
SOMATROPIN 50 0.1% 1 50 0
DIMETHYL SULFONE 49 48.0% 0 49 0
ESTRADIOL 49 0.2% 0 49 0
LORAZEPAM 48 0.1% 1 48 0
PROGESTERONE 48 0.9% 0 48 0
VARENICLINE 48 0.2% 0 48 0
ATORVASTATIN 46 0.1% 7 34 3
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 43 0.1% 1 43 0
BUSULFAN 42 0.4% 33 22 2
LAMOTRIGINE 40 0.1% 23 34 21
VINCRISTINE 39 0.1% 23 15 12
DIAZEPAM 37 0.1% 21 15 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatic necrosis

216 reports
83 reports
78 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)