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Osteopenia: Which Medications Cause It? (11,657 Reports Across 406 Drugs)

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Osteopenia has been reported as an adverse event with 406 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,657 total reports. 208 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Osteopenia are EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL, EFAVIRENZ\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL, and TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL.

11,657
Total Reports
406
Drugs Involved
208
Deaths
2,589
Hospitalizations
54.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.6% / 46.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Osteopenia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 3,892 9.9% 22 282 0
EFAVIRENZ\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 2,639 14.2% 17 161 0
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 2,229 8.3% 15 164 0
COBICISTAT\ELVITEGRAVIR\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 1,070 12.7% 7 59 0
EMTRICITABINE\RILPIVIRINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 886 12.3% 8 37 0
METHOTREXATE 591 0.2% 4 289 4
ALENDRONATE 590 2.1% 18 529 2
ADALIMUMAB 499 0.1% 0 214 1
ETANERCEPT 423 0.1% 1 225 0
PREDNISONE 382 0.2% 9 138 7
TOCILIZUMAB 268 0.3% 0 191 1
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 254 0.4% 1 199 1
ABATACEPT 251 0.2% 0 202 0
SULFASALAZINE 232 0.6% 0 207 0
RITUXIMAB 214 0.1% 6 67 3
LEFLUNOMIDE 207 0.4% 0 129 0
PREDNISOLONE 196 0.2% 3 70 1
FENTANYL 192 0.2% 0 190 0
DENOSUMAB 191 0.1% 4 26 2
OXYCODONE 186 0.1% 3 157 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Osteopenia

2,229 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)