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Infectious thyroiditis: Which Medications Cause It? (91 Reports Across 18 Drugs)

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Infectious thyroiditis has been reported as an adverse event with 18 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 91 total reports. 15 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Infectious thyroiditis are PREDNISONE, TACROLIMUS, and METHOTREXATE.

91
Total Reports
18
Drugs Involved
15
Deaths
60
Hospitalizations
48.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.3% / 41.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Infectious thyroiditis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 23 0.0% 8 20 12
TACROLIMUS 21 0.0% 6 16 8
METHOTREXATE 18 0.0% 5 16 13
PREDNISOLONE 12 0.0% 1 9 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 9 0.0% 6 8 6
RUXOLITINIB 9 0.0% 1 8 7
THYMOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS 9 0.2% 2 7 6
ADALIMUMAB 8 0.0% 4 6 4
ACETAMINOPHEN 7 0.0% 0 7 0
BICLOTYMOL 7 18.4% 0 7 0
CARBOPLATIN 6 0.0% 3 6 5
INFLIXIMAB 6 0.0% 2 6 5
PACLITAXEL 6 0.0% 3 6 5
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 5 0.0% 2 5 5
EPIRUBICIN 5 0.0% 2 5 5
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 5 0.0% 4 3 1
PANCRELIPASE 5 0.7% 0 5 0
PEMBROLIZUMAB 5 0.0% 2 5 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Infectious thyroiditis

23 reports
21 reports
18 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)