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Splenomegaly: Which Medications Cause It? (8,129 Reports Across 481 Drugs)

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Splenomegaly has been reported as an adverse event with 481 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,129 total reports. 1,296 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Splenomegaly are RUXOLITINIB, RITUXIMAB, and PREDNISONE.

8,129
Total Reports
481
Drugs Involved
1,296
Deaths
3,576
Hospitalizations
51.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
44.9% / 55.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Splenomegaly Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RUXOLITINIB 1,995 2.9% 292 686 55
RITUXIMAB 326 0.2% 80 107 14
PREDNISONE 299 0.2% 79 128 24
IBRUTINIB 279 0.4% 56 98 10
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 254 0.2% 72 103 40
METHOTREXATE 253 0.1% 32 144 27
OXALIPLATIN 253 0.5% 19 87 11
ADALIMUMAB 245 0.1% 28 159 23
TACROLIMUS 218 0.2% 74 122 34
IMATINIB 216 0.5% 63 81 18
VENETOCLAX 211 0.4% 72 91 3
NILOTINIB 207 0.9% 34 111 9
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 187 0.3% 63 84 23
VINCRISTINE 167 0.2% 35 77 36
PREDNISOLONE 159 0.2% 26 98 56
DOXORUBICIN 153 0.2% 35 68 37
HYDROXYUREA 142 2.4% 13 56 7
CYCLOSPORINE 141 0.2% 68 63 8
DEXAMETHASONE 138 0.1% 22 43 17
ASPIRIN 112 0.1% 11 81 36

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Splenomegaly

1,995 reports
326 reports
299 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)