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Leukaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (7,183 Reports Across 326 Drugs)

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Leukaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 326 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,183 total reports. 1,468 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Leukaemia are RANITIDINE, VENETOCLAX, and RUXOLITINIB.

7,183
Total Reports
326
Drugs Involved
1,468
Deaths
1,943
Hospitalizations
60.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.8% / 51.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Leukaemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RANITIDINE 1,040 0.3% 83 9 1
VENETOCLAX 385 0.7% 127 200 12
RUXOLITINIB 321 0.5% 115 142 11
IMATINIB 242 0.6% 27 40 13
ADALIMUMAB 239 0.1% 52 57 2
LENALIDOMIDE 219 0.1% 51 55 12
NILOTINIB 176 0.8% 29 37 7
CLOZAPINE 156 0.2% 5 104 16
METHOTREXATE 142 0.1% 30 37 16
ETANERCEPT 139 0.0% 15 21 2
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 126 0.1% 49 36 36
DOXORUBICIN 115 0.1% 50 33 36
DASATINIB 107 0.4% 8 32 10
ARIPIPRAZOLE 102 0.2% 1 84 14
APIXABAN 100 0.1% 16 15 1
AZACITIDINE 99 0.5% 71 41 12
OLANZAPINE 93 0.2% 0 86 1
GABAPENTIN 91 0.1% 0 84 1
QUETIAPINE 90 0.1% 0 86 1
RITUXIMAB 89 0.1% 27 28 19

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Leukaemia

1,040 reports
385 reports
321 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)