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Red blood cell count decreased: Which Medications Cause It? (20,935 Reports Across 680 Drugs)

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Red blood cell count decreased has been reported as an adverse event with 680 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 20,935 total reports. 1,225 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Red blood cell count decreased are LENALIDOMIDE, PALBOCICLIB, and NIRAPARIB.

20,935
Total Reports
680
Drugs Involved
1,225
Deaths
7,263
Hospitalizations
62.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.4% / 39.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Red blood cell count decreased Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LENALIDOMIDE 1,946 0.6% 39 445 25
PALBOCICLIB 1,800 2.0% 76 321 18
NIRAPARIB 1,351 6.2% 28 361 83
CLOZAPINE 1,075 1.1% 61 491 47
RUXOLITINIB 962 1.4% 84 329 30
RIBAVIRIN 691 1.6% 5 92 2
ADALIMUMAB 639 0.1% 34 359 20
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A 579 2.4% 4 59 2
VENETOCLAX 498 0.9% 47 251 7
METHOTREXATE 469 0.2% 34 198 19
RITUXIMAB 446 0.3% 43 159 56
IBRUTINIB 418 0.6% 16 166 0
POMALIDOMIDE 395 0.4% 12 96 9
ECULIZUMAB 372 0.8% 6 95 2
ETANERCEPT 351 0.1% 29 118 33
RIBOCICLIB 345 1.2% 30 125 33
PREDNISONE 330 0.2% 29 179 42
TOFACITINIB 317 0.2% 23 112 21
PANTOPRAZOLE 298 0.4% 21 179 22
RUCAPARIB CAMSYLATE 284 3.5% 6 51 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Red blood cell count decreased

1,946 reports
1,800 reports
1,351 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)