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Lipoedema: Which Medications Cause It? (310 Reports Across 45 Drugs)

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Lipoedema has been reported as an adverse event with 45 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 310 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Lipoedema are OCRELIZUMAB, ADALIMUMAB, and LEVONORGESTREL.

310
Total Reports
45
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
66
Hospitalizations
50.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
94.8% / 5.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Lipoedema Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OCRELIZUMAB 17 0.0% 0 10 0
ADALIMUMAB 16 0.0% 1 5 0
LEVONORGESTREL 15 0.0% 0 1 0
VALSARTAN 15 0.1% 0 12 0
DOXYCYCLINE 13 0.1% 0 13 0
CLARITHROMYCIN 12 0.1% 0 12 0
DICLOFENAC 12 0.0% 0 12 0
PROPOFOL 12 0.1% 0 12 0
GLATIRAMER 10 0.0% 0 1 0
IODINE 10 0.6% 0 10 0
PENICILLIN 8 0.4% 0 8 0
ABACAVIR\DOLUTEGRAVIR\LAMIVUDINE 7 0.1% 0 0 0
COBICISTAT 7 2.0% 0 0 0
DYDROGESTERONE\ESTRADIOL 7 15.2% 0 0 0
ELEXACAFTOR\IVACAFTOR\TEZACAFTOR 7 0.1% 0 0 0
ESOMEPRAZOLE 7 0.0% 0 0 0
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\VALSARTAN 7 0.1% 0 7 0
IMATINIB 7 0.0% 0 0 0
IVACAFTOR 7 0.1% 0 0 0
LAMIVUDINE 7 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Lipoedema

17 reports
16 reports
15 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)