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Metal poisoning: Which Medications Cause It? (306 Reports Across 47 Drugs)

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Metal poisoning has been reported as an adverse event with 47 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 306 total reports. 13 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Metal poisoning are COPPER, DIETARY SUPPLEMENT\HERBALS\MILK THISTLE, and AMOXICILLIN.

306
Total Reports
47
Drugs Involved
13
Deaths
75
Hospitalizations
44.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.8% / 37.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Metal poisoning Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COPPER 33 0.1% 0 5 8
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT\HERBALS\MILK THISTLE 18 19.2% 1 2 1
AMOXICILLIN 17 0.1% 0 0 0
ASCORBIC ACID 17 0.3% 0 1 1
HERBALS 17 0.7% 0 2 2
MAGNESIUM 17 0.2% 0 1 1
PREGABALIN 17 0.0% 0 0 0
ZINC 17 0.7% 1 2 1
GAMMA.-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID 16 61.5% 0 0 0
GLUTATHIONE 16 10.7% 0 0 0
LAMOTRIGINE 16 0.0% 0 0 0
METRONIDAZOLE\METRONIDAZOLE 16 0.4% 0 0 0
MINOCYCLINE 16 0.2% 0 0 0
ORNITHINE 16 69.6% 0 0 0
QUETIAPINE 16 0.0% 0 0 0
RIFAMPIN 16 0.1% 0 0 0
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE 16 5.6% 0 0 0
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE 16 0.4% 0 0 0
TRIMETHOPRIM 16 0.5% 0 0 0
ASPARTIC ACID 15 38.5% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Metal poisoning

33 reports
17 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)