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Lactose intolerance: Which Medications Cause It? (1,984 Reports Across 171 Drugs)

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Lactose intolerance has been reported as an adverse event with 171 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,984 total reports. 19 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Lactose intolerance are LENALIDOMIDE, ADALIMUMAB, and LEVOTHYROXINE.

1,984
Total Reports
171
Drugs Involved
19
Deaths
456
Hospitalizations
54.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.9% / 31.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Lactose intolerance Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LENALIDOMIDE 303 0.1% 0 16 4
ADALIMUMAB 95 0.0% 1 23 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 93 0.2% 0 5 0
METHOTREXATE 45 0.0% 1 23 1
PREDNISONE 41 0.0% 0 26 0
OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 40 0.3% 0 34 0
ALBUTEROL 38 0.0% 0 22 0
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 37 0.1% 0 22 2
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 37 0.6% 0 34 0
ROSUVASTATIN 37 0.1% 0 7 2
APIXABAN 36 0.0% 0 9 0
INFLIXIMAB 33 0.0% 0 14 0
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 32 0.1% 0 20 2
MONTELUKAST 32 0.1% 0 19 0
METFORMIN 31 0.0% 0 24 1
ATORVASTATIN 28 0.0% 0 15 3
IMATINIB 28 0.1% 0 10 0
IPRATROPIUM 24 0.3% 0 19 0
MESALAMINE 24 0.1% 0 19 0
CETIRIZINE 23 0.1% 0 19 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Lactose intolerance

303 reports
95 reports
93 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)