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Mitochondrial dna mutation: Which Medications Cause It? (67 Reports Across 17 Drugs)

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Mitochondrial dna mutation has been reported as an adverse event with 17 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 67 total reports. 38 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Mitochondrial dna mutation are VALPROIC ACID, LACOSAMIDE, and LEVETIRACETAM.

67
Total Reports
17
Drugs Involved
38
Deaths
37
Hospitalizations
28.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
80.6% / 19.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Mitochondrial dna mutation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VALPROIC ACID 38 0.2% 36 27 21
LACOSAMIDE 35 0.2% 34 27 21
LEVETIRACETAM 35 0.1% 34 26 21
PROPOFOL 34 0.2% 33 27 21
DEXAMETHASONE 33 0.0% 33 26 21
ISOFLURANE 33 4.0% 33 26 21
KETAMINE 33 0.4% 33 26 21
MIDAZOLAM 33 0.3% 32 26 20
PENTOBARBITAL 33 7.4% 33 26 21
TOPIRAMATE 33 0.1% 33 26 21
CLOBAZAM 32 0.3% 32 25 21
MAGNESIUM 32 0.3% 32 25 20
OXCARBAZEPINE 32 0.3% 32 25 20
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 23 0.0% 23 21 17
LORAZEPAM 21 0.1% 21 21 21
PHENYTOIN 11 0.1% 11 11 11
IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS 6 0.3% 6 5 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Mitochondrial dna mutation

38 reports
35 reports
35 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)