Polycythaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (1,330 Reports Across 127 Drugs)
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Polycythaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 127 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,330 total reports. 56 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Polycythaemia are TESTOSTERONE, EMPAGLIFLOZIN, and TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE.
1,330
Total Reports
127
Drugs Involved
56
Deaths
444
Hospitalizations
55.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
28.7% / 71.3%
Female / Male
Which Drugs Cause Polycythaemia Most Often?
| Drug | Reports | % of Drug Reports | Deaths | Hosp. | Life-Threat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESTOSTERONE | 289 | 1.1% | 7 | 124 | 14 |
| EMPAGLIFLOZIN | 69 | 0.2% | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE | 56 | 1.1% | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| DAPAGLIFLOZIN | 48 | 0.2% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE | 33 | 2.1% | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| LENVATINIB | 32 | 0.1% | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| ADALIMUMAB | 30 | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| TESTOSTERONE ENANTHATE | 26 | 1.6% | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| RUXOLITINIB | 24 | 0.0% | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| TACROLIMUS | 24 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| METFORMIN | 22 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PEMBROLIZUMAB | 21 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| PREDNISONE | 21 | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| PANTOPRAZOLE | 20 | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| ANASTROZOLE | 19 | 0.2% | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| OMEPRAZOLE | 19 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| SOMATROPIN | 19 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| AXITINIB | 18 | 0.1% | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| BOSENTAN | 16 | 0.1% | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| CANAGLIFLOZIN | 16 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |