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Hyperthyroidism: Which Medications Cause It? (10,497 Reports Across 495 Drugs)

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Hyperthyroidism has been reported as an adverse event with 495 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 10,497 total reports. 530 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hyperthyroidism are LEVOTHYROXINE, AMIODARONE, and NIVOLUMAB.

10,497
Total Reports
495
Drugs Involved
530
Deaths
3,903
Hospitalizations
56.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.5% / 36.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hyperthyroidism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVOTHYROXINE 1,681 2.7% 10 301 52
AMIODARONE 1,410 5.6% 119 883 196
NIVOLUMAB 934 1.1% 93 511 82
PEMBROLIZUMAB 780 0.9% 61 326 43
IPILIMUMAB 525 1.4% 44 326 50
CARBOPLATIN 432 0.5% 26 142 15
ATEZOLIZUMAB 416 1.2% 48 123 13
PACLITAXEL 261 0.3% 16 83 9
ALEMTUZUMAB 236 1.7% 0 100 5
LENVATINIB 231 0.7% 18 134 12
PREDNISONE 220 0.1% 39 121 56
METHIMAZOLE 206 8.2% 9 105 27
ADALIMUMAB 201 0.0% 2 78 3
BEVACIZUMAB 189 0.2% 32 43 7
AMLODIPINE 179 0.3% 36 113 31
FUROSEMIDE 179 0.4% 49 131 41
PEMETREXED 154 0.7% 5 45 2
METOPROLOL 151 0.4% 2 125 12
ATORVASTATIN 142 0.2% 45 63 37
METFORMIN 134 0.2% 38 60 36

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hyperthyroidism

1,681 reports
1,410 reports
934 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)