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Rib fracture: Which Medications Cause It? (14,770 Reports Across 590 Drugs)

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Rib fracture has been reported as an adverse event with 590 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,770 total reports. 747 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Rib fracture are ADALIMUMAB, LENALIDOMIDE, and DENOSUMAB.

14,770
Total Reports
590
Drugs Involved
747
Deaths
7,500
Hospitalizations
65.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.7% / 42.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Rib fracture Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 739 0.2% 19 431 18
LENALIDOMIDE 635 0.2% 16 308 6
DENOSUMAB 473 0.3% 18 108 4
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 433 1.1% 5 71 0
ALENDRONATE 341 1.2% 12 287 3
ETANERCEPT 313 0.1% 9 119 4
PREDNISONE 289 0.2% 7 155 7
TOFACITINIB 286 0.2% 6 105 4
EFAVIRENZ\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 283 1.5% 3 38 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 281 0.5% 17 215 3
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 258 1.0% 1 46 0
TERIPARATIDE 252 0.4% 1 44 1
METHOTREXATE 246 0.1% 16 168 1
ALBUTEROL 244 0.3% 2 156 1
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 212 0.6% 15 68 4
RITUXIMAB 202 0.1% 16 113 2
OMALIZUMAB 197 0.3% 6 146 12
MEPOLIZUMAB 190 0.4% 1 147 0
PREGABALIN 188 0.2% 2 81 14
DEXAMETHASONE 184 0.2% 19 95 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Rib fracture

739 reports
635 reports
473 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)