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Reaction to drug excipients: Which Medications Cause It? (1,309 Reports Across 87 Drugs)

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Reaction to drug excipients has been reported as an adverse event with 87 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,309 total reports. 8 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Reaction to drug excipients are IBUPROFEN, LEVOTHYROXINE, and ESOMEPRAZOLE.

1,309
Total Reports
87
Drugs Involved
8
Deaths
130
Hospitalizations
52.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
78.9% / 21.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Reaction to drug excipients Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
IBUPROFEN 78 0.1% 0 4 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 77 0.1% 1 5 1
ESOMEPRAZOLE 40 0.1% 0 3 0
OMEPRAZOLE 29 0.0% 0 1 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 27 0.0% 0 0 0
ATORVASTATIN 26 0.0% 0 8 0
LIOTHYRONINE 26 1.0% 0 0 0
PREGABALIN 24 0.0% 0 1 0
METOPROLOL 23 0.1% 1 8 0
SERTRALINE 22 0.0% 1 2 0
GABAPENTIN 21 0.0% 0 1 0
AMLODIPINE 19 0.0% 0 0 2
VERAPAMIL 19 0.2% 0 1 0
WHEAT GLUTEN 17 18.1% 0 0 0
AMOXICILLIN 16 0.1% 0 0 0
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS 16 0.1% 0 0 0
ALPRAZOLAM 15 0.0% 0 1 0
FENTANYL 14 0.0% 0 0 1
CLONAZEPAM 13 0.0% 0 7 7
DIAZEPAM 13 0.0% 0 7 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Reaction to drug excipients

78 reports
77 reports
40 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)