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Hepatosplenomegaly: Which Medications Cause It? (1,476 Reports Across 222 Drugs)

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Hepatosplenomegaly has been reported as an adverse event with 222 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,476 total reports. 317 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatosplenomegaly are METHOTREXATE, PREDNISONE, and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

1,476
Total Reports
222
Drugs Involved
317
Deaths
904
Hospitalizations
38.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
41.2% / 58.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatosplenomegaly Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 149 0.1% 27 91 19
PREDNISONE 91 0.1% 25 55 12
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 87 0.1% 27 20 5
RITUXIMAB 87 0.1% 22 31 18
VINCRISTINE 81 0.1% 26 23 8
DEXAMETHASONE 80 0.1% 33 47 21
PREDNISOLONE 72 0.1% 23 21 11
TACROLIMUS 71 0.1% 14 59 5
ETOPOSIDE 69 0.1% 35 25 13
RUXOLITINIB 61 0.1% 19 37 1
CYCLOSPORINE 59 0.1% 14 32 11
DOXORUBICIN 56 0.1% 19 10 4
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 56 0.1% 7 29 3
LAMOTRIGINE 55 0.1% 1 49 14
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 54 0.1% 3 53 1
AZATHIOPRINE 53 0.2% 19 43 13
CYTARABINE 47 0.1% 19 23 10
AMPHOTERICIN B 46 0.4% 3 41 4
PANTOPRAZOLE 46 0.1% 0 45 3
FUROSEMIDE 43 0.1% 0 43 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatosplenomegaly

149 reports
91 reports
87 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)