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Lipoatrophy: Which Medications Cause It? (579 Reports Across 31 Drugs)

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Lipoatrophy has been reported as an adverse event with 31 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 579 total reports. 6 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Lipoatrophy are GLATIRAMER, LAMIVUDINE, and FINASTERIDE.

579
Total Reports
31
Drugs Involved
6
Deaths
77
Hospitalizations
43.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.3% / 28.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Lipoatrophy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
GLATIRAMER 218 0.5% 0 5 0
LAMIVUDINE 30 0.2% 0 14 0
FINASTERIDE 29 0.2% 0 12 3
ZIDOVUDINE 22 0.3% 0 7 0
RITONAVIR 18 0.2% 0 5 0
STAVUDINE 18 0.7% 0 7 0
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 18 0.1% 0 4 0
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE\MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 16 5.1% 0 0 0
ATAZANAVIR 14 0.3% 0 5 0
TRIAMCINOLONE 14 0.2% 0 2 0
COLLAGENASE CLOSTRIDIUM HISTOLYTICUM-AAES 13 1.1% 0 0 0
RALTEGRAVIR 13 0.2% 0 2 0
INTERFERON BETA-1A 12 0.0% 0 2 0
EFAVIRENZ 11 0.1% 0 6 0
INTERFERON BETA-1B 11 0.1% 0 1 0
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 10 0.0% 0 3 0
LOPINAVIR\RITONAVIR 10 0.1% 0 1 0
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 10 0.0% 0 7 0
ADALIMUMAB 9 0.0% 1 4 0
DOLUTEGRAVIR 9 0.1% 0 4 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Lipoatrophy

218 reports
30 reports
29 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)