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Intramedullary rod insertion: Which Medications Cause It? (1,398 Reports Across 12 Drugs)

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Intramedullary rod insertion has been reported as an adverse event with 12 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,398 total reports. 45 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Intramedullary rod insertion are ALENDRONATE, FOSAMAX, and ALENDRONATE\CHOLECALCIFEROL.

1,398
Total Reports
12
Drugs Involved
45
Deaths
1,350
Hospitalizations
66.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
97.2% / 2.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Intramedullary rod insertion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALENDRONATE 1,192 4.3% 39 1,166 1
FOSAMAX 372 38.8% 12 364 1
ALENDRONATE\CHOLECALCIFEROL 221 8.5% 2 218 0
IBANDRONATE 111 1.1% 3 109 0
FOSAMAX PLUS D 90 64.3% 1 90 0
RISEDRONATE 45 0.7% 0 44 0
BONIVA 31 23.7% 0 31 0
ACTONEL 25 16.3% 0 25 0
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 16 0.1% 0 15 0
DENOSUMAB 9 0.0% 0 1 0
ALENDRONIC ACID 8 0.1% 0 7 0
TERIPARATIDE 5 0.0% 0 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Intramedullary rod insertion

1,192 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)