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Hepatic steatosis: Which Medications Cause It? (11,941 Reports Across 679 Drugs)

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Hepatic steatosis has been reported as an adverse event with 679 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,941 total reports. 1,010 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatic steatosis are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and ETANERCEPT.

11,941
Total Reports
679
Drugs Involved
1,010
Deaths
4,327
Hospitalizations
52.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.0% / 38.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatic steatosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 1,400 0.6% 41 423 25
ADALIMUMAB 1,058 0.2% 22 384 17
ETANERCEPT 620 0.2% 6 135 4
TOCILIZUMAB 476 0.5% 11 143 6
TOFACITINIB 405 0.3% 6 110 5
LEFLUNOMIDE 359 0.6% 0 68 3
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 358 0.5% 9 81 9
ABATACEPT 345 0.3% 2 109 6
METFORMIN 343 0.4% 20 126 22
INFLIXIMAB 325 0.2% 3 104 4
SECUKINUMAB 308 0.2% 9 102 13
ATORVASTATIN 301 0.4% 7 88 9
RITUXIMAB 287 0.2% 12 105 5
PREDNISONE 283 0.2% 10 125 15
ACETAMINOPHEN 281 0.2% 79 181 59
PANTOPRAZOLE 249 0.3% 5 123 3
USTEKINUMAB 234 0.3% 6 39 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 233 0.2% 26 171 49
ALENDRONATE 206 0.7% 0 78 1
VINCRISTINE 196 0.3% 23 128 45

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatic steatosis

1,400 reports
1,058 reports
620 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)