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Marasmus: Which Medications Cause It? (1,214 Reports Across 60 Drugs)

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Marasmus has been reported as an adverse event with 60 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,214 total reports. 1,032 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Marasmus are CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\HYDROCHLORIC ACID\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM BICARBONATE\SODIUM\SODIUM HYDROXIDE\SODIUM, CALCIUM\ICODEXTRIN\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM, and DAPAGLIFLOZIN.

1,214
Total Reports
60
Drugs Involved
1,032
Deaths
205
Hospitalizations
84.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.4% / 52.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Marasmus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\HYDROCHLORIC ACID\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM BICARBONATE\SODIUM\SODIUM HYDROXIDE\SODIUM 82 7.8% 82 12 0
CALCIUM\ICODEXTRIN\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 66 0.3% 66 12 0
DAPAGLIFLOZIN 61 0.3% 5 8 0
LEUPROLIDE 55 0.1% 53 3 0
DAPRODUSTAT 52 3.9% 47 11 3
METHOXY POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-EPOETIN BETA 48 0.7% 48 0 0
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 34 0.0% 34 4 0
DARBEPOETIN ALFA 34 0.1% 33 2 0
RIVASTIGMINE 31 0.3% 26 6 4
LENALIDOMIDE 27 0.0% 23 5 0
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 27 0.0% 22 5 3
ENZALUTAMIDE 26 0.1% 25 6 1
ROMOSOZUMAB-AQQG 25 0.2% 23 4 0
DEXAMETHASONE 18 0.0% 14 5 0
DULAGLUTIDE 18 0.0% 18 0 0
RASAGILINE 17 0.6% 17 1 0
APIXABAN 16 0.0% 16 2 0
DENOSUMAB 16 0.0% 14 3 0
BREXPIPRAZOLE 14 0.1% 14 1 0
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 14 0.0% 13 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Marasmus

61 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)