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Hyperlactacidaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (1,952 Reports Across 217 Drugs)

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Hyperlactacidaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 217 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,952 total reports. 387 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hyperlactacidaemia are METFORMIN, AMLODIPINE, and LINEZOLID.

1,952
Total Reports
217
Drugs Involved
387
Deaths
1,530
Hospitalizations
53.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.4% / 48.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hyperlactacidaemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METFORMIN 807 0.9% 111 702 249
AMLODIPINE 105 0.2% 20 92 76
LINEZOLID 105 0.6% 23 46 10
ACETAMINOPHEN 96 0.1% 19 68 43
QUETIAPINE 68 0.1% 17 64 25
IBUPROFEN 55 0.1% 1 36 14
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 54 0.1% 9 38 25
LANSOPRAZOLE 52 0.1% 20 32 31
NOREPINEPHRINE 52 1.0% 31 20 22
MIRTAZAPINE 46 0.2% 9 39 46
LORAZEPAM 44 0.1% 8 41 41
GLICLAZIDE 43 0.7% 0 35 12
ALBUTEROL 42 0.0% 0 29 3
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 41 0.1% 27 20 2
FLUOXETINE 38 0.1% 1 38 35
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 38 0.2% 0 38 34
PROPOFOL 38 0.2% 24 8 4
TACROLIMUS 38 0.0% 31 18 8
DIVALPROEX 36 0.3% 0 22 21
IRBESARTAN 36 0.4% 0 35 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hyperlactacidaemia

807 reports
105 reports
105 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)