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Malnutrition: Which Medications Cause It? (7,336 Reports Across 508 Drugs)

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Malnutrition has been reported as an adverse event with 508 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,336 total reports. 1,703 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Malnutrition are ADALIMUMAB, INFLIXIMAB, and SEMAGLUTIDE.

7,336
Total Reports
508
Drugs Involved
1,703
Deaths
5,161
Hospitalizations
55.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.7% / 42.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Malnutrition Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 515 0.1% 51 402 10
INFLIXIMAB 201 0.1% 21 162 9
SEMAGLUTIDE 196 0.3% 5 153 16
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 192 0.3% 54 136 3
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 190 0.2% 32 113 18
PREDNISONE 168 0.1% 32 121 29
METHOTREXATE 160 0.1% 16 106 26
DEXAMETHASONE 156 0.1% 53 125 22
ATORVASTATIN 149 0.2% 1 137 5
INSULIN GLARGINE 149 0.2% 12 145 8
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 143 0.2% 105 74 1
DOXORUBICIN 143 0.2% 28 81 3
VINCRISTINE 140 0.2% 10 81 11
VEDOLIZUMAB 138 0.2% 11 91 1
LENALIDOMIDE 136 0.0% 46 99 10
ESOMEPRAZOLE 133 0.2% 11 119 3
NIVOLUMAB 127 0.1% 39 111 20
INSULIN LISPRO 126 0.2% 0 124 3
VALSARTAN 125 0.6% 5 122 4
ROSUVASTATIN 123 0.3% 3 121 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Malnutrition

515 reports
201 reports
196 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)