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Malabsorption: Which Medications Cause It? (4,067 Reports Across 265 Drugs)

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Malabsorption has been reported as an adverse event with 265 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,067 total reports. 161 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Malabsorption are OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL, and LEVOTHYROXINE.

4,067
Total Reports
265
Drugs Involved
161
Deaths
1,409
Hospitalizations
52.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.6% / 35.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Malabsorption Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 689 5.8% 11 326 9
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE\OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 359 6.2% 7 153 2
LEVOTHYROXINE 204 0.3% 0 25 2
ADALIMUMAB 188 0.0% 4 96 5
PANCRELIPASE AMYLASE\PANCRELIPASE LIPASE\PANCRELIPASE PROTEASE 145 0.9% 13 24 2
OMEPRAZOLE 110 0.1% 0 54 17
UPADACITINIB 97 0.2% 2 17 0
AMLODIPINE\OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 74 3.8% 3 34 7
OLMESARTAN 74 3.3% 0 51 4
METHOTREXATE 72 0.0% 0 18 3
METFORMIN 68 0.1% 1 33 1
PREDNISONE 64 0.0% 0 38 4
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 59 0.1% 1 40 1
CYCLOSPORINE 55 0.1% 6 23 4
ESOMEPRAZOLE 53 0.1% 0 12 0
TOFACITINIB 48 0.0% 0 7 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 46 0.1% 0 19 6
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 45 0.0% 1 23 4
TACROLIMUS 45 0.1% 2 25 0
DENOSUMAB 44 0.0% 2 18 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Malabsorption

689 reports
204 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)