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Iron overload: Which Medications Cause It? (811 Reports Across 61 Drugs)

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Iron overload has been reported as an adverse event with 61 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 811 total reports. 110 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Iron overload are ECULIZUMAB, RUXOLITINIB, and DEFERASIROX.

811
Total Reports
61
Drugs Involved
110
Deaths
267
Hospitalizations
51.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.3% / 49.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Iron overload Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ECULIZUMAB 137 0.3% 7 33 5
RUXOLITINIB 135 0.2% 22 48 4
DEFERASIROX 132 1.2% 26 49 4
CYCLOSPORINE 42 0.1% 4 9 3
FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE 36 0.4% 4 11 0
ERYTHROPOIETIN 31 0.4% 0 5 0
LAPINE T-LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN 26 0.3% 1 5 3
TACROLIMUS 24 0.0% 0 3 1
IRON SUCROSE 23 0.5% 0 3 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 23 0.0% 0 1 1
PREDNISOLONE 22 0.0% 1 3 1
AZACITIDINE 21 0.1% 4 8 0
DARBEPOETIN ALFA 19 0.1% 7 8 0
LENALIDOMIDE 19 0.0% 1 2 0
ALBENDAZOLE 18 1.7% 0 0 1
BUDESONIDE 18 0.1% 0 0 1
URSODIOL 18 0.5% 0 0 1
DEFERIPRONE 15 0.6% 6 5 0
DEFEROXAMINE 15 1.8% 4 3 1
SOLIRIS 15 0.6% 1 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Iron overload

137 reports
135 reports
132 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)