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Pathological fracture: Which Medications Cause It? (3,302 Reports Across 192 Drugs)

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Pathological fracture has been reported as an adverse event with 192 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,302 total reports. 364 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pathological fracture are DENOSUMAB, LENALIDOMIDE, and DEXAMETHASONE.

3,302
Total Reports
192
Drugs Involved
364
Deaths
1,452
Hospitalizations
62.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
66.5% / 33.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pathological fracture Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DENOSUMAB 634 0.4% 59 146 3
LENALIDOMIDE 260 0.1% 27 144 1
DEXAMETHASONE 201 0.2% 45 120 15
ALENDRONATE 200 0.7% 4 139 0
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 185 0.6% 34 69 2
RISEDRONATE 110 1.6% 2 65 0
ADALIMUMAB 93 0.0% 3 23 1
LETROZOLE 87 0.3% 5 43 2
RITUXIMAB 87 0.1% 4 27 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 85 0.1% 13 37 3
POMALIDOMIDE 85 0.1% 10 47 2
BORTEZOMIB 84 0.2% 20 46 1
METHOTREXATE 84 0.0% 13 31 1
PREDNISONE 83 0.1% 8 37 4
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 80 0.2% 2 6 0
NIVOLUMAB 76 0.1% 26 50 6
PALBOCICLIB 76 0.1% 5 28 2
ZOMETA 71 8.2% 25 51 1
IBANDRONATE 68 0.7% 2 44 1
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 62 0.2% 1 14 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pathological fracture

634 reports
260 reports
201 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)