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Life expectancy shortened: Which Medications Cause It? (270 Reports Across 16 Drugs)

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Life expectancy shortened has been reported as an adverse event with 16 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 270 total reports. 39 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Life expectancy shortened are DEPAKOTE, DIVALPROEX, and RANITIDINE.

270
Total Reports
16
Drugs Involved
39
Deaths
93
Hospitalizations
60.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
49.1% / 50.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Life expectancy shortened Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DEPAKOTE 35 9.5% 2 0 0
DIVALPROEX 28 0.2% 1 0 0
RANITIDINE 28 0.0% 10 15 0
ZOMETA 15 1.7% 5 8 0
TALC 13 1.4% 1 0 1
AREDIA 10 6.1% 3 7 0
ABACAVIR 9 0.2% 0 9 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 9 0.0% 3 4 2
EFAVIRENZ 9 0.1% 0 9 0
LAMIVUDINE 9 0.1% 0 9 0
ADALIMUMAB 8 0.0% 2 2 4
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 7 0.0% 1 5 0
AMBRISENTAN 6 0.0% 0 2 1
PAMIDRONATE 6 0.4% 1 4 0
OXYCODONE 5 0.0% 3 2 0
TESTOSTERONE 5 0.0% 0 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Life expectancy shortened

35 reports
28 reports
28 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)