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Purpura: Which Medications Cause It? (5,326 Reports Across 464 Drugs)

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Purpura has been reported as an adverse event with 464 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,326 total reports. 341 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Purpura are PREDNISONE, ADALIMUMAB, and RITUXIMAB.

5,326
Total Reports
464
Drugs Involved
341
Deaths
2,715
Hospitalizations
60.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.2% / 47.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Purpura Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 169 0.1% 12 99 12
ADALIMUMAB 156 0.0% 2 53 1
RITUXIMAB 153 0.1% 11 83 10
APIXABAN 142 0.1% 3 74 2
ALLOPURINOL 141 0.7% 24 103 5
IBRUTINIB 134 0.2% 6 35 3
RIVAROXABAN 134 0.1% 12 70 11
METHOTREXATE 129 0.1% 13 67 8
CARBOPLATIN 122 0.2% 2 89 20
ATORVASTATIN 121 0.2% 13 14 6
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 121 0.3% 18 45 7
ENOXAPARIN 118 0.5% 16 62 12
AMLODIPINE 115 0.2% 2 75 2
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 115 0.3% 2 95 13
AMOXICILLIN 112 0.4% 1 87 10
WARFARIN 107 0.3% 16 72 5
LEVOFLOXACIN 103 0.3% 4 80 1
VANCOMYCIN 103 0.3% 4 58 23
LAMOTRIGINE 102 0.2% 1 78 11
LENALIDOMIDE 101 0.0% 5 42 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Purpura

169 reports
156 reports
153 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)