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Mesothelioma: Which Medications Cause It? (813 Reports Across 40 Drugs)

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Mesothelioma has been reported as an adverse event with 40 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 813 total reports. 223 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Mesothelioma are MENTHOL, TALC, and MENTHOL\ZINC.

813
Total Reports
40
Drugs Involved
223
Deaths
63
Hospitalizations
66.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
36.1% / 63.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Mesothelioma Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MENTHOL 269 17.9% 92 4 4
TALC 190 20.4% 47 2 2
MENTHOL\ZINC 123 29.5% 22 4 0
RANITIDINE 24 0.0% 2 0 0
TOLNAFTATE 16 6.8% 4 1 2
APIXABAN 15 0.0% 3 2 0
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 12 0.0% 1 2 0
MICONAZOLE 11 0.2% 3 0 0
DIMETHICONE 9 1.5% 0 1 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 9 0.0% 1 2 0
ACETAZOLAMIDE 8 0.3% 0 1 0
ALLOPURINOL 8 0.0% 0 1 0
BISACODYL 8 0.2% 0 1 0
CHOLECALCIFEROL 8 0.1% 0 2 0
DOCUSATE 8 0.3% 0 1 0
LORAZEPAM 8 0.0% 0 1 0
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 8 0.0% 0 1 0
SODIUM 8 0.0% 0 1 0
VERAPAMIL 8 0.1% 0 1 0
ZINC 8 0.4% 6 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Mesothelioma

269 reports
190 reports
123 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)