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Hyperglycaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (23,558 Reports Across 889 Drugs)

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Hyperglycaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 889 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 23,558 total reports. 2,092 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hyperglycaemia are INSULIN GLARGINE, METFORMIN, and ALPELISIB.

23,558
Total Reports
889
Drugs Involved
2,092
Deaths
11,658
Hospitalizations
57.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.5% / 46.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hyperglycaemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
INSULIN GLARGINE 1,903 1.9% 41 870 68
METFORMIN 1,626 1.8% 117 853 219
ALPELISIB 1,575 18.7% 94 415 57
DEXAMETHASONE 1,169 0.9% 168 615 139
PREDNISONE 1,135 0.7% 102 560 121
INSULIN LISPRO 743 0.9% 13 349 36
PREDNISOLONE 705 0.9% 64 409 63
INSULIN ASPART 646 2.9% 20 341 38
INSULIN HUMAN 620 2.3% 45 318 51
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 604 1.0% 66 347 94
RISPERIDONE 571 0.7% 11 91 9
NIVOLUMAB 500 0.6% 69 390 100
EVEROLIMUS 477 1.2% 69 219 20
AMLODIPINE 468 0.7% 65 385 180
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 445 0.4% 81 179 52
RITUXIMAB 440 0.3% 79 148 45
TACROLIMUS 413 0.5% 65 225 51
LENALIDOMIDE 383 0.1% 74 163 43
VINCRISTINE 378 0.5% 62 208 45
METHOTREXATE 354 0.1% 46 235 44

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hyperglycaemia

1,903 reports
1,626 reports
1,575 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)