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Petechiae: Which Medications Cause It? (6,830 Reports Across 465 Drugs)

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Petechiae has been reported as an adverse event with 465 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,830 total reports. 511 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Petechiae are IBRUTINIB, ELTROMBOPAG OLAMINE, and METHOTREXATE.

6,830
Total Reports
465
Drugs Involved
511
Deaths
3,053
Hospitalizations
55.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.6% / 39.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Petechiae Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
IBRUTINIB 479 0.6% 21 132 13
ELTROMBOPAG OLAMINE 237 1.5% 10 148 70
METHOTREXATE 195 0.1% 11 130 28
RIVAROXABAN 189 0.1% 34 94 10
APIXABAN 181 0.1% 14 72 13
RITUXIMAB 177 0.1% 4 68 11
ASPIRIN 173 0.2% 17 106 6
NIRAPARIB 156 0.7% 3 77 45
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 150 0.3% 24 85 5
ALEMTUZUMAB 142 1.0% 9 102 18
PREDNISONE 139 0.1% 8 56 11
ROMIPLOSTIM 131 1.7% 13 62 7
ELTROMBOPAG 125 2.3% 11 74 38
DEXAMETHASONE 122 0.1% 23 74 30
LENALIDOMIDE 113 0.0% 10 35 1
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 111 0.2% 3 29 4
AMLODIPINE 110 0.2% 52 60 10
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 110 0.1% 12 60 5
ADALIMUMAB 104 0.0% 1 22 7
CYTARABINE 101 0.2% 7 69 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Petechiae

479 reports
237 reports
195 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)