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Red cell distribution width increased: Which Medications Cause It? (3,494 Reports Across 288 Drugs)

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Red cell distribution width increased has been reported as an adverse event with 288 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,494 total reports. 255 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Red cell distribution width increased are CLOZAPINE, METHOTREXATE, and ALEMTUZUMAB.

3,494
Total Reports
288
Drugs Involved
255
Deaths
1,334
Hospitalizations
54.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.4% / 37.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Red cell distribution width increased Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CLOZAPINE 439 0.5% 12 222 10
METHOTREXATE 210 0.1% 6 56 1
ALEMTUZUMAB 202 1.4% 6 73 8
RITUXIMAB 198 0.1% 6 94 1
PREDNISONE 178 0.1% 4 97 0
PALBOCICLIB 171 0.2% 18 36 4
ADALIMUMAB 144 0.0% 6 77 4
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 123 0.2% 0 45 1
ECULIZUMAB 110 0.3% 3 25 0
TOCILIZUMAB 108 0.1% 2 28 1
RUXOLITINIB 105 0.2% 18 45 3
BEVACIZUMAB 104 0.1% 9 39 3
INFLIXIMAB 95 0.1% 1 47 3
LEFLUNOMIDE 94 0.2% 0 23 1
RIBOCICLIB 93 0.3% 8 34 18
FUROSEMIDE 92 0.2% 1 60 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 91 0.1% 1 42 1
NIRAPARIB 89 0.4% 8 19 21
BISOPROLOL 88 0.3% 5 67 0
TRASTUZUMAB 88 0.2% 0 35 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Red cell distribution width increased

439 reports
210 reports
202 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)