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Lupus nephritis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,420 Reports Across 102 Drugs)

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Lupus nephritis has been reported as an adverse event with 102 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,420 total reports. 42 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Lupus nephritis are BELIMUMAB, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, and RITUXIMAB.

1,420
Total Reports
102
Drugs Involved
42
Deaths
519
Hospitalizations
38.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
78.0% / 22.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Lupus nephritis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BELIMUMAB 314 1.2% 2 63 4
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 286 0.4% 5 88 10
RITUXIMAB 241 0.1% 3 111 15
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 230 0.3% 0 104 9
PREDNISONE 188 0.1% 3 101 5
METHOTREXATE 173 0.1% 1 90 4
PREDNISOLONE 167 0.2% 5 39 9
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 151 0.1% 1 44 12
AZATHIOPRINE 147 0.4% 0 36 8
HYDRALAZINE 135 2.3% 4 58 5
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 131 0.2% 1 94 10
TACROLIMUS 123 0.1% 5 45 4
AMLODIPINE 85 0.1% 0 61 1
MYCOPHENOLATE 85 1.1% 0 56 4
CYCLOSPORINE 82 0.1% 1 14 2
FOLIC ACID 77 0.3% 0 53 1
PANTOPRAZOLE 66 0.1% 1 3 1
APIXABAN 64 0.0% 0 59 0
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 62 0.4% 0 18 2
LEFLUNOMIDE 61 0.1% 0 55 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Lupus nephritis

314 reports
286 reports
241 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)