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Hypothyroidism: Which Medications Cause It? (22,295 Reports Across 860 Drugs)

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Hypothyroidism has been reported as an adverse event with 860 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 22,295 total reports. 1,644 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hypothyroidism are PEMBROLIZUMAB, LEVOTHYROXINE, and NIVOLUMAB.

22,295
Total Reports
860
Drugs Involved
1,644
Deaths
7,691
Hospitalizations
58.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
66.2% / 33.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hypothyroidism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PEMBROLIZUMAB 2,326 2.8% 242 935 124
LEVOTHYROXINE 2,107 3.4% 115 656 184
NIVOLUMAB 1,939 2.2% 267 946 178
LENVATINIB 1,375 4.1% 165 698 46
ATEZOLIZUMAB 881 2.6% 114 202 22
ALBUTEROL 877 0.9% 60 461 165
CARBOPLATIN 830 1.0% 74 237 35
IPILIMUMAB 770 2.1% 83 453 74
AMIODARONE 764 3.0% 38 415 114
PREDNISONE 739 0.5% 62 387 176
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 724 1.8% 49 128 16
ADALIMUMAB 592 0.1% 12 160 5
ALENDRONATE 575 2.1% 73 507 142
BEVACIZUMAB 569 0.7% 102 131 20
PACLITAXEL 543 0.7% 39 171 28
BUDESONIDE 542 2.2% 58 283 169
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 531 1.5% 36 258 62
MONTELUKAST 526 2.0% 49 305 132
APIXABAN 517 0.3% 81 407 152
METHOTREXATE 503 0.2% 6 68 33

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hypothyroidism

2,326 reports
2,107 reports
1,939 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)