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Metastasis: Which Medications Cause It? (5,245 Reports Across 267 Drugs)

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Metastasis has been reported as an adverse event with 267 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,245 total reports. 1,402 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Metastasis are RIBOCICLIB, LETROZOLE, and TRASTUZUMAB.

5,245
Total Reports
267
Drugs Involved
1,402
Deaths
1,270
Hospitalizations
59.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.8% / 42.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Metastasis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RIBOCICLIB 404 1.4% 66 105 39
LETROZOLE 284 0.9% 41 57 21
TRASTUZUMAB 273 0.6% 34 29 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 267 0.2% 65 23 13
FULVESTRANT 262 1.5% 33 33 9
CAPECITABINE 233 0.4% 31 33 6
BEVACIZUMAB 225 0.3% 90 40 11
CARBOPLATIN 206 0.2% 72 34 11
LEUPROLIDE 201 0.3% 42 49 4
PACLITAXEL 198 0.3% 32 21 10
RITUXIMAB 191 0.1% 120 14 8
EVEROLIMUS 187 0.5% 50 62 9
OCTREOTIDE 187 0.8% 49 92 19
DOXORUBICIN 174 0.2% 52 20 11
DOCETAXEL 161 0.3% 27 23 4
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 161 0.5% 18 34 18
FLUOROURACIL 140 0.3% 22 23 4
TAMOXIFEN 140 1.5% 9 10 2
EPIRUBICIN 137 0.8% 8 3 3
DENOSUMAB 134 0.1% 25 30 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Metastasis

404 reports
284 reports
273 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)