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Osteonecrosis of jaw: Which Medications Cause It? (17,864 Reports Across 256 Drugs)

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Osteonecrosis of jaw has been reported as an adverse event with 256 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 17,864 total reports. 755 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Osteonecrosis of jaw are DENOSUMAB, ZOLEDRONIC ACID, and ALENDRONATE.

17,864
Total Reports
256
Drugs Involved
755
Deaths
3,785
Hospitalizations
68.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
66.6% / 33.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Osteonecrosis of jaw Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DENOSUMAB 8,438 5.7% 303 1,486 58
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 5,500 16.4% 216 1,278 51
ALENDRONATE 1,017 3.7% 48 354 17
LENALIDOMIDE 461 0.1% 11 135 6
ALENDRONIC ACID 434 5.4% 6 90 6
IBANDRONATE 422 4.2% 11 104 10
PALBOCICLIB 388 0.4% 5 113 2
ZOMETA 386 44.4% 78 177 4
LETROZOLE 339 1.1% 18 142 0
DEXAMETHASONE 321 0.3% 20 152 14
PAMIDRONATE 313 19.1% 39 71 8
RISEDRONATE 307 4.5% 7 107 9
PREDNISOLONE 294 0.4% 15 95 5
METHOTREXATE 280 0.1% 4 98 10
BEVACIZUMAB 272 0.4% 41 56 8
EVEROLIMUS 244 0.6% 13 62 1
IBANDRONIC ACID 242 8.2% 3 79 5
RIBOCICLIB 240 0.9% 12 96 2
FULVESTRANT 231 1.3% 3 77 0
DOCETAXEL 214 0.3% 17 98 10

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Osteonecrosis of jaw

8,438 reports
5,500 reports
1,017 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)