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Hepatitis b core antibody positive: Which Medications Cause It? (314 Reports Across 30 Drugs)

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Hepatitis b core antibody positive has been reported as an adverse event with 30 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 314 total reports. 7 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatitis b core antibody positive are HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, RITUXIMAB, and METHOTREXATE.

314
Total Reports
30
Drugs Involved
7
Deaths
78
Hospitalizations
51.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.3% / 44.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatitis b core antibody positive Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 119 0.2% 1 9 5
RITUXIMAB 32 0.0% 0 0 2
METHOTREXATE 30 0.0% 0 21 2
ADALIMUMAB 24 0.0% 0 1 0
INFLIXIMAB 22 0.0% 0 22 0
TOCILIZUMAB 21 0.0% 0 21 0
GOLD THIOMALATE 20 0.5% 0 20 0
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 20 0.0% 0 20 0
ISONIAZID 20 0.3% 0 20 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 20 0.0% 0 20 0
SULFASALAZINE 20 0.1% 0 20 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 18 0.0% 0 0 0
DOXORUBICIN 17 0.0% 0 0 0
GEMCITABINE 17 0.1% 0 1 1
OXALIPLATIN 16 0.0% 0 1 0
PREDNISONE 16 0.0% 0 1 0
VINCRISTINE 16 0.0% 0 0 0
ETOPOSIDE 15 0.0% 0 0 0
PLATINUM 15 4.6% 0 0 0
VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS STRAIN OKA/MERCK LIVE ANTIGEN 13 0.7% 0 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatitis b core antibody positive

32 reports
30 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)