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Lymphoedema: Which Medications Cause It? (5,205 Reports Across 398 Drugs)

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Lymphoedema has been reported as an adverse event with 398 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,205 total reports. 327 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Lymphoedema are PALBOCICLIB, TRASTUZUMAB, and ADALIMUMAB.

5,205
Total Reports
398
Drugs Involved
327
Deaths
1,853
Hospitalizations
60.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
76.3% / 23.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Lymphoedema Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PALBOCICLIB 304 0.3% 14 73 0
TRASTUZUMAB 271 0.6% 27 93 14
ADALIMUMAB 232 0.1% 3 88 6
LETROZOLE 219 0.7% 23 68 17
FUROSEMIDE 216 0.4% 5 8 0
PREDNISONE 214 0.1% 5 25 2
GABAPENTIN 207 0.3% 1 28 0
ALBUTEROL 184 0.2% 0 8 0
DULOXETINE 184 0.4% 1 21 0
CIPROFLOXACIN 181 0.4% 0 11 0
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 173 0.4% 0 1 1
CELECOXIB 172 0.5% 0 4 0
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 169 0.4% 2 12 2
POTASSIUM 166 1.4% 0 3 0
BUPROPION 164 0.5% 0 1 0
MOXIFLOXACIN 164 1.2% 0 20 0
AMITRIPTYLINE 161 0.8% 0 1 0
FERROUS 161 4.0% 0 0 0
NAPROXEN 161 0.3% 0 1 0
NITROGLYCERIN 161 2.2% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Lymphoedema

304 reports
271 reports
232 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)