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Meconium ileus: Which Medications Cause It? (38 Reports Across 9 Drugs)

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Meconium ileus has been reported as an adverse event with 9 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 38 total reports. 3 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Meconium ileus are IBUPROFEN LYSINE, EFAVIRENZ, and INDINAVIR.

38
Total Reports
9
Drugs Involved
3
Deaths
13
Hospitalizations
7.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
27.6% / 72.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Meconium ileus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
IBUPROFEN LYSINE 13 4.7% 3 4 3
EFAVIRENZ 7 0.1% 0 0 0
INDINAVIR 7 1.0% 0 0 0
LAMIVUDINE 7 0.0% 0 0 0
LAMIVUDINE\ZIDOVUDINE 7 0.3% 0 0 0
NELFINAVIR 7 0.6% 0 0 0
NEVIRAPINE 7 0.1% 0 0 0
RITONAVIR 7 0.1% 0 0 0
STAVUDINE 7 0.3% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Meconium ileus

13 reports
7 reports
7 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)