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Leg amputation: Which Medications Cause It? (2,736 Reports Across 153 Drugs)

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Leg amputation has been reported as an adverse event with 153 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,736 total reports. 220 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Leg amputation are CANAGLIFLOZIN, INSULIN GLARGINE, and ADALIMUMAB.

2,736
Total Reports
153
Drugs Involved
220
Deaths
1,785
Hospitalizations
60.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
36.1% / 63.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Leg amputation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CANAGLIFLOZIN 792 3.2% 23 668 14
INSULIN GLARGINE 157 0.2% 4 55 1
ADALIMUMAB 93 0.0% 10 50 5
METFORMIN 79 0.1% 12 51 6
EMPAGLIFLOZIN 67 0.2% 2 39 4
OXYCODONE 67 0.0% 11 22 2
CANAGLIFLOZIN\METFORMIN 62 4.0% 1 58 1
RIVAROXABAN 58 0.0% 6 30 2
INSULIN ASPART 49 0.2% 2 23 0
ETANERCEPT 43 0.0% 3 17 3
DARBEPOETIN ALFA 41 0.1% 15 38 0
ASPIRIN 38 0.0% 4 13 1
HYDROMORPHONE 37 0.0% 5 22 1
SITAGLIPTIN 35 0.2% 4 10 2
INSULIN HUMAN 34 0.1% 1 15 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 33 0.0% 8 12 1
METHOTREXATE 32 0.0% 6 17 2
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 31 0.0% 5 11 1
CINACALCET 31 0.1% 1 16 0
MORPHINE 29 0.0% 7 9 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Leg amputation

792 reports
157 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)