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Hypertriglyceridaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (3,918 Reports Across 339 Drugs)

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Hypertriglyceridaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 339 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,918 total reports. 249 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hypertriglyceridaemia are PEGASPARGASE, VINCRISTINE, and METHOTREXATE.

3,918
Total Reports
339
Drugs Involved
249
Deaths
1,707
Hospitalizations
41.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.5% / 57.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hypertriglyceridaemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PEGASPARGASE 399 3.5% 29 179 35
VINCRISTINE 373 0.5% 30 155 33
METHOTREXATE 372 0.2% 31 151 33
DEXAMETHASONE 358 0.3% 26 180 37
CYTARABINE 244 0.6% 27 86 30
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 191 0.2% 20 65 40
QUETIAPINE 181 0.3% 28 116 49
MERCAPTOPURINE 176 1.5% 11 74 23
PREDNISONE 161 0.1% 10 61 23
DAUNORUBICIN 143 1.5% 22 67 24
DOXORUBICIN 140 0.2% 14 45 22
CAPECITABINE 137 0.2% 9 32 17
PROPOFOL 128 0.8% 10 73 34
PREDNISOLONE 127 0.2% 21 53 25
OLANZAPINE 118 0.2% 0 84 29
EVEROLIMUS 115 0.3% 13 42 7
HYDROCORTISONE 112 0.5% 12 35 19
SIROLIMUS 112 1.0% 4 35 17
TACROLIMUS 110 0.1% 10 57 20
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 106 0.2% 14 59 30

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hypertriglyceridaemia

399 reports
373 reports
372 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)