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Immune thrombocytopenia: Which Medications Cause It? (3,885 Reports Across 320 Drugs)

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Immune thrombocytopenia has been reported as an adverse event with 320 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,885 total reports. 252 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Immune thrombocytopenia are RITUXIMAB, ALEMTUZUMAB, and PEMBROLIZUMAB.

3,885
Total Reports
320
Drugs Involved
252
Deaths
1,992
Hospitalizations
54.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.0% / 47.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Immune thrombocytopenia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 335 0.2% 18 81 36
ALEMTUZUMAB 299 2.1% 14 173 31
PEMBROLIZUMAB 205 0.2% 28 133 41
DEXAMETHASONE 202 0.2% 3 52 21
ELTROMBOPAG OLAMINE 161 1.0% 14 79 33
NIVOLUMAB 151 0.2% 24 69 28
ROMIPLOSTIM 145 1.9% 15 57 8
OXALIPLATIN 141 0.3% 2 99 53
METHOTREXATE 132 0.1% 6 55 13
PREDNISONE 127 0.1% 4 44 11
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 124 0.1% 3 32 11
RITUXIMAB-ABBS 124 2.9% 0 2 1
CARBOPLATIN 113 0.1% 9 102 36
CYCLOSPORINE 107 0.2% 12 28 15
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 107 0.2% 2 52 10
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 105 0.2% 3 42 7
FLUDARABINE 100 0.4% 10 14 7
VANCOMYCIN 99 0.3% 4 74 19
ELTROMBOPAG 91 1.7% 23 31 28
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 90 0.1% 7 16 9

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Immune thrombocytopenia

335 reports
299 reports
205 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)