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Iron deficiency: Which Medications Cause It? (3,416 Reports Across 475 Drugs)

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Iron deficiency has been reported as an adverse event with 475 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,416 total reports. 264 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Iron deficiency are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

3,416
Total Reports
475
Drugs Involved
264
Deaths
1,598
Hospitalizations
55.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.6% / 36.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Iron deficiency Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 349 0.1% 1 194 10
METHOTREXATE 220 0.1% 0 143 6
ACETAMINOPHEN 183 0.1% 103 156 96
ALBUTEROL 176 0.2% 108 151 98
METRONIDAZOLE 145 0.6% 101 133 93
PREDNISONE 140 0.1% 0 91 7
GABAPENTIN 134 0.2% 109 120 102
HYDROMORPHONE 132 0.2% 109 112 96
LANSOPRAZOLE 129 0.2% 111 110 100
VEDOLIZUMAB 123 0.2% 0 61 1
ALLOPURINOL 119 0.6% 108 105 91
INFLIXIMAB 115 0.1% 0 43 2
ONDANSETRON 115 0.5% 110 107 97
IPRATROPIUM 113 1.5% 103 106 93
DARBEPOETIN ALFA 112 0.3% 92 91 79
CEFTRIAXONE 111 0.6% 106 103 93
UMECLIDINIUM 110 1.7% 82 106 73
AMIODARONE 109 0.4% 106 103 93
WARFARIN 109 0.3% 88 97 78
SIMVASTATIN 106 0.4% 105 101 93

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Iron deficiency

349 reports
220 reports
183 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)