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Hepatitis b: Which Medications Cause It? (3,860 Reports Across 254 Drugs)

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Hepatitis b has been reported as an adverse event with 254 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,860 total reports. 662 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatitis b are RITUXIMAB, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and LAMIVUDINE.

3,860
Total Reports
254
Drugs Involved
662
Deaths
836
Hospitalizations
55.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.8% / 57.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatitis b Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 597 0.3% 235 125 15
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 578 0.5% 233 92 7
LAMIVUDINE 480 2.9% 164 61 3
DOXORUBICIN 469 0.6% 205 64 6
VINCRISTINE 431 0.6% 198 58 5
PREDNISOLONE 371 0.5% 160 77 7
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 257 1.0% 71 37 4
PREDNISONE 208 0.1% 71 54 4
DEXAMETHASONE 173 0.1% 30 23 3
ENTECAVIR 166 3.7% 64 17 1
METHOTREXATE 165 0.1% 33 29 2
TACROLIMUS 123 0.1% 34 40 8
CISPLATIN 110 0.2% 39 5 3
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 107 0.1% 27 37 8
ADALIMUMAB 104 0.0% 6 30 0
ETOPOSIDE 100 0.2% 35 14 4
ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL 97 4.6% 9 13 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 96 0.1% 2 17 0
CYCLOSPORINE 95 0.1% 21 38 2
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 94 0.2% 27 41 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatitis b

597 reports
578 reports
480 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)