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Hypoglycaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (30,936 Reports Across 970 Drugs)

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Hypoglycaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 970 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 30,936 total reports. 2,987 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hypoglycaemia are METFORMIN, INSULIN GLARGINE, and INSULIN LISPRO.

30,936
Total Reports
970
Drugs Involved
2,987
Deaths
16,763
Hospitalizations
58.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.2% / 44.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hypoglycaemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METFORMIN 5,047 5.6% 394 3,285 1,072
INSULIN GLARGINE 4,212 4.2% 135 2,017 374
INSULIN LISPRO 2,141 2.7% 65 1,028 115
INSULIN ASPART 1,647 7.5% 55 964 154
GLIMEPIRIDE 1,403 25.2% 71 967 174
INSULIN HUMAN 1,350 4.9% 69 705 93
INSULIN DEGLUDEC 762 6.6% 21 357 38
GLICLAZIDE 756 13.1% 67 483 98
ACETAMINOPHEN 684 0.5% 351 390 148
SITAGLIPTIN 674 3.4% 109 447 92
REPAGLINIDE 665 26.1% 14 408 59
INSULIN NOS 568 9.3% 69 358 73
TRAMADOL 515 0.7% 81 346 97
TIRZEPATIDE 503 0.5% 9 115 18
AMLODIPINE 485 0.8% 83 355 153
FUROSEMIDE 453 0.9% 57 295 51
DULAGLUTIDE 451 0.6% 13 134 14
GLIPIZIDE 443 10.8% 9 278 51
ATORVASTATIN 420 0.5% 94 254 85
INSULIN DETEMIR 418 4.3% 21 284 22

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hypoglycaemia

5,047 reports
4,212 reports
2,141 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)