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Renal tubular necrosis: Which Medications Cause It? (6,529 Reports Across 416 Drugs)

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Renal tubular necrosis has been reported as an adverse event with 416 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,529 total reports. 754 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Renal tubular necrosis are VANCOMYCIN, OMEPRAZOLE, and TACROLIMUS.

6,529
Total Reports
416
Drugs Involved
754
Deaths
4,545
Hospitalizations
56.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
45.1% / 54.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Renal tubular necrosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VANCOMYCIN 681 2.0% 29 509 36
OMEPRAZOLE 546 0.6% 91 279 11
TACROLIMUS 536 0.6% 72 332 77
ESOMEPRAZOLE 494 0.7% 91 261 6
PANTOPRAZOLE 475 0.6% 87 229 4
LANSOPRAZOLE 365 0.6% 64 187 0
IBUPROFEN 324 0.4% 11 246 46
METFORMIN 309 0.3% 24 258 125
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 305 0.4% 48 210 59
PREDNISONE 249 0.2% 31 189 85
PEMBROLIZUMAB 246 0.3% 8 125 13
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 239 1.3% 11 173 14
ACETAMINOPHEN 234 0.2% 52 193 47
PEMETREXED 220 0.9% 4 120 3
CARBOPLATIN 218 0.3% 7 133 2
GENTAMICIN 170 2.6% 13 128 8
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 169 0.5% 9 134 23
CIPROFLOXACIN 165 0.4% 11 139 23
FUROSEMIDE 160 0.3% 13 135 11
CISPLATIN 157 0.3% 14 120 25

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Renal tubular necrosis

681 reports
546 reports
536 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)