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Hiccups: Which Medications Cause It? (5,483 Reports Across 325 Drugs)

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Hiccups has been reported as an adverse event with 325 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,483 total reports. 267 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hiccups are LENALIDOMIDE, NICOTINE, and DEXAMETHASONE.

5,483
Total Reports
325
Drugs Involved
267
Deaths
1,481
Hospitalizations
59.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
29.0% / 71.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hiccups Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LENALIDOMIDE 478 0.1% 12 68 6
NICOTINE 360 1.1% 0 1 2
DEXAMETHASONE 204 0.2% 6 67 8
SEMAGLUTIDE 179 0.3% 0 18 1
CAPECITABINE 131 0.2% 11 66 20
OXALIPLATIN 127 0.2% 11 72 22
FLUOROURACIL 125 0.2% 9 70 12
IRINOTECAN 118 0.4% 10 62 8
ARIPIPRAZOLE 108 0.2% 0 25 2
BEVACIZUMAB 102 0.1% 18 33 10
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 90 0.1% 3 25 7
CARBOPLATIN 89 0.1% 7 34 9
POMALIDOMIDE 89 0.1% 2 9 1
DULAGLUTIDE 81 0.1% 1 14 1
ADALIMUMAB 77 0.0% 6 42 5
CISPLATIN 73 0.2% 2 32 12
LEUCOVORIN 66 0.3% 4 51 3
PACLITAXEL 63 0.1% 14 35 8
DOCETAXEL 60 0.1% 3 36 10
SUNITINIB MALATE 59 0.3% 16 36 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hiccups

478 reports
360 reports
204 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)