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Osteonecrosis: Which Medications Cause It? (19,409 Reports Across 457 Drugs)

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Osteonecrosis has been reported as an adverse event with 457 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 19,409 total reports. 364 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Osteonecrosis are EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL, TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL, and EFAVIRENZ\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL.

19,409
Total Reports
457
Drugs Involved
364
Deaths
3,204
Hospitalizations
48.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
40.2% / 59.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Osteonecrosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 8,935 22.7% 116 514 0
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 7,182 26.6% 107 427 0
EFAVIRENZ\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 4,338 23.4% 44 241 0
COBICISTAT\ELVITEGRAVIR\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 2,081 24.7% 22 113 0
EMTRICITABINE\RILPIVIRINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 1,492 20.7% 22 78 0
PREDNISONE 779 0.5% 17 249 26
PREDNISOLONE 711 0.9% 42 253 34
DENOSUMAB 567 0.4% 15 94 2
METHOTREXATE 563 0.2% 32 149 28
DEXAMETHASONE 531 0.4% 26 137 16
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 511 1.5% 12 156 8
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 485 0.8% 21 177 9
ADALIMUMAB 338 0.1% 8 128 5
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 311 0.2% 16 70 19
ALENDRONATE 305 1.1% 4 112 1
VINCRISTINE 256 0.4% 10 47 4
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 223 0.3% 15 62 19
DOXORUBICIN 200 0.2% 11 30 3
CYCLOSPORINE 197 0.3% 19 87 4
RITUXIMAB 195 0.1% 13 64 25

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Osteonecrosis

7,182 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)