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Short stature: Which Medications Cause It? (228 Reports Across 51 Drugs)

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Short stature has been reported as an adverse event with 51 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 228 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Short stature are METHOTREXATE, TOCILIZUMAB, and TOFACITINIB.

228
Total Reports
51
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
93
Hospitalizations
12.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
49.0% / 51.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Short stature Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 92 0.0% 0 65 35
TOCILIZUMAB 74 0.1% 0 61 35
TOFACITINIB 69 0.0% 0 55 30
INFLIXIMAB 64 0.1% 0 54 34
ANAKINRA 50 0.4% 0 43 33
ADALIMUMAB 45 0.0% 0 36 35
PREDNISONE 43 0.0% 0 34 33
CYCLOSPORINE 40 0.1% 0 26 1
CANAKINUMAB 38 0.4% 0 25 0
ABATACEPT 36 0.0% 0 36 36
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 34 0.1% 0 33 33
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 33 0.1% 0 33 33
NAPROXEN 33 0.1% 0 33 33
SULFASALAZINE 33 0.1% 0 33 33
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 32 0.2% 0 32 32
ETANERCEPT 30 0.0% 0 30 30
TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE 27 17.2% 0 27 27
TRIAMCINOLONE 26 0.4% 0 26 26
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 21 0.0% 0 10 0
PREDNISOLONE 17 0.0% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Short stature

92 reports
74 reports
69 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)