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Liver function test increased: Which Medications Cause It? (19,587 Reports Across 948 Drugs)

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Liver function test increased has been reported as an adverse event with 948 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 19,587 total reports. 1,715 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Liver function test increased are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and ETANERCEPT.

19,587
Total Reports
948
Drugs Involved
1,715
Deaths
5,708
Hospitalizations
54.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.0% / 35.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Liver function test increased Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 3,839 1.5% 714 964 608
ADALIMUMAB 2,070 0.4% 672 861 589
ETANERCEPT 1,829 0.5% 453 583 425
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,521 2.7% 614 695 580
ABATACEPT 1,415 1.2% 554 618 489
TOCILIZUMAB 1,406 1.4% 631 698 478
RITUXIMAB 1,325 0.7% 673 803 599
SULFASALAZINE 1,263 3.1% 559 580 464
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,259 1.9% 533 587 445
TOFACITINIB 1,221 0.8% 473 462 375
INFLIXIMAB 1,191 0.9% 534 564 430
SECUKINUMAB 1,027 0.7% 661 711 620
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 966 1.0% 549 585 452
GOLIMUMAB 936 1.4% 531 566 457
ACETAMINOPHEN 891 0.7% 533 724 490
PREDNISONE 876 0.6% 553 609 481
AZATHIOPRINE 820 2.5% 549 516 429
DICLOFENAC 804 0.9% 705 613 588
USTEKINUMAB 724 0.9% 456 455 392
APREMILAST 707 0.5% 531 468 403

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Liver function test increased

3,839 reports
2,070 reports
1,829 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)