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Hepatotoxicity: Which Medications Cause It? (16,379 Reports Across 776 Drugs)

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Hepatotoxicity has been reported as an adverse event with 776 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 16,379 total reports. 2,470 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatotoxicity are METHOTREXATE, ACETAMINOPHEN, and LEFLUNOMIDE.

16,379
Total Reports
776
Drugs Involved
2,470
Deaths
5,090
Hospitalizations
51.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.1% / 40.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatotoxicity Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 1,917 0.8% 130 489 133
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,557 1.1% 633 898 185
LEFLUNOMIDE 829 1.5% 22 174 48
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 715 1.1% 34 150 31
PREDNISONE 707 0.5% 64 275 82
RITUXIMAB 702 0.4% 77 211 46
ETANERCEPT 699 0.2% 25 133 28
ADALIMUMAB 674 0.1% 27 167 31
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 632 0.5% 98 155 72
SULFASALAZINE 613 1.5% 26 166 33
RIBOCICLIB 585 2.1% 49 113 65
TOCILIZUMAB 574 0.6% 26 156 23
PEMBROLIZUMAB 542 0.7% 55 140 21
DEXAMETHASONE 484 0.4% 85 141 74
ABATACEPT 482 0.4% 16 124 19
VINCRISTINE 474 0.7% 69 132 67
DOXORUBICIN 468 0.6% 58 132 62
CARBOPLATIN 452 0.5% 58 108 21
LETROZOLE 416 1.3% 29 80 51
CYTARABINE 366 0.8% 73 91 49

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatotoxicity

1,917 reports
1,557 reports
829 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)