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Menorrhagia: Which Medications Cause It? (12,354 Reports Across 242 Drugs)

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Menorrhagia has been reported as an adverse event with 242 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 12,354 total reports. 57 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Menorrhagia are ETONOGESTREL, LEVONORGESTREL, and COPPER.

12,354
Total Reports
242
Drugs Involved
57
Deaths
2,146
Hospitalizations
32.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
100.0% / 0.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Menorrhagia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETONOGESTREL 2,373 5.3% 1 73 14
LEVONORGESTREL 2,302 2.0% 1 306 53
COPPER 1,231 3.2% 0 18 6
RIVAROXABAN 1,059 0.8% 16 604 25
LEUPROLIDE 439 0.6% 0 47 1
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 353 3.0% 0 138 6
ADALIMUMAB 287 0.1% 1 92 1
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 170 2.0% 0 23 6
APIXABAN 150 0.1% 0 43 5
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 146 3.2% 0 3 3
MIRENA 145 3.9% 0 61 10
ASPIRIN 139 0.2% 10 107 2
PARAGARD 380A 128 7.1% 0 1 0
NEXPLANON 119 6.9% 0 1 1
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORGESTIMATE 115 2.3% 0 4 2
ETANERCEPT 114 0.0% 0 20 1
NORETHINDRONE 98 4.9% 0 5 0
ALEMTUZUMAB 90 0.6% 1 44 2
ECULIZUMAB 86 0.2% 0 21 1
METHOTREXATE 81 0.0% 2 13 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Menorrhagia

2,373 reports
2,302 reports
1,231 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)