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Porphyria: Which Medications Cause It? (204 Reports Across 11 Drugs)

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Porphyria has been reported as an adverse event with 11 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 204 total reports. 8 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Porphyria are HEMIN, GIVOSIRAN, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

204
Total Reports
11
Drugs Involved
8
Deaths
79
Hospitalizations
42.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
69.9% / 30.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Porphyria Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HEMIN 14 3.9% 1 8 0
GIVOSIRAN 11 0.9% 0 8 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 8 0.0% 0 4 0
METHOTREXATE 7 0.0% 0 0 0
TESTOSTERONE 7 0.0% 0 5 0
TRAMADOL 7 0.0% 0 4 0
PHENYTOIN 6 0.0% 2 5 3
ALPRAZOLAM 5 0.0% 0 2 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 5 0.0% 0 0 0
NITISINONE 5 0.7% 0 5 0
RIBAVIRIN 5 0.0% 0 4 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Porphyria

14 reports
11 reports
8 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)