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Rhabdomyolysis: Which Medications Cause It? (24,559 Reports Across 938 Drugs)

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Rhabdomyolysis has been reported as an adverse event with 938 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 24,559 total reports. 2,519 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Rhabdomyolysis are ATORVASTATIN, ROSUVASTATIN, and SIMVASTATIN.

24,559
Total Reports
938
Drugs Involved
2,519
Deaths
16,884
Hospitalizations
54.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
38.5% / 61.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Rhabdomyolysis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ATORVASTATIN 3,286 4.1% 330 2,298 617
ROSUVASTATIN 2,173 6.0% 134 1,555 422
SIMVASTATIN 1,616 6.0% 148 1,232 281
LEVETIRACETAM 1,183 1.9% 23 691 119
QUETIAPINE 971 1.3% 115 754 265
OLANZAPINE 647 1.3% 70 519 196
ACETAMINOPHEN 630 0.5% 150 422 165
METFORMIN 603 0.7% 104 434 214
RISPERIDONE 527 0.7% 44 415 101
ARIPIPRAZOLE 516 0.8% 13 392 101
PREGABALIN 439 0.4% 27 310 89
FUROSEMIDE 430 0.8% 29 313 87
AMLODIPINE 415 0.6% 74 272 71
EZETIMIBE 415 3.2% 14 279 85
SERTRALINE 407 0.7% 50 323 109
VENLAFAXINE 394 0.8% 26 325 96
DAPTOMYCIN 383 4.2% 26 264 45
CLOZAPINE 377 0.4% 34 307 98
ALPRAZOLAM 366 0.8% 29 213 112
PROPOFOL 365 2.3% 75 207 101

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Rhabdomyolysis

3,286 reports
2,173 reports
1,616 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)