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Serum ferritin increased: Which Medications Cause It? (3,557 Reports Across 235 Drugs)

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Serum ferritin increased has been reported as an adverse event with 235 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,557 total reports. 466 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Serum ferritin increased are DEFERASIROX, TETRAFERRIC TRICITRATE DECAHYDRATE, and RUXOLITINIB.

3,557
Total Reports
235
Drugs Involved
466
Deaths
1,458
Hospitalizations
48.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.2% / 47.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Serum ferritin increased Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DEFERASIROX 732 6.5% 112 318 40
TETRAFERRIC TRICITRATE DECAHYDRATE 227 13.7% 0 5 0
RUXOLITINIB 144 0.2% 20 59 10
ECULIZUMAB 135 0.3% 4 36 1
CYCLOSPORINE 121 0.2% 18 53 15
METHOTREXATE 119 0.1% 19 69 12
FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE 114 1.4% 4 21 4
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 107 0.1% 16 61 5
AXICABTAGENE CILOLEUCEL 97 1.1% 16 49 6
TISAGENLECLEUCEL 95 2.3% 38 65 25
DEXAMETHASONE 93 0.1% 37 27 16
ANAKINRA 90 0.7% 19 27 6
METHOXY POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-EPOETIN BETA 79 1.1% 36 25 0
DEFEROXAMINE 78 9.3% 13 35 4
ADALIMUMAB 76 0.0% 4 46 3
ETOPOSIDE 67 0.1% 31 15 3
FLUDARABINE 67 0.3% 10 26 1
CANAKINUMAB 62 0.6% 8 39 19
RITUXIMAB 62 0.0% 11 17 8
TACROLIMUS 55 0.1% 21 17 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Serum ferritin increased

732 reports
144 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)