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Steroid dependence: Which Medications Cause It? (706 Reports Across 109 Drugs)

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Steroid dependence has been reported as an adverse event with 109 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 706 total reports. 5 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Steroid dependence are PREDNISONE, ADALIMUMAB, and VEDOLIZUMAB.

706
Total Reports
109
Drugs Involved
5
Deaths
152
Hospitalizations
41.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
46.9% / 53.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Steroid dependence Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 387 0.2% 0 91 10
ADALIMUMAB 206 0.0% 0 27 8
VEDOLIZUMAB 205 0.3% 0 27 2
INFLIXIMAB 194 0.1% 0 32 2
MESALAMINE 187 1.0% 1 20 2
BUDESONIDE 185 0.7% 0 28 2
HYDROCORTISONE 182 0.7% 0 14 2
ASPIRIN 151 0.2% 0 24 0
WARFARIN 147 0.4% 0 9 2
SULFASALAZINE 143 0.4% 0 11 2
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 141 0.5% 0 26 2
ROSUVASTATIN 134 0.4% 0 26 2
OMEPRAZOLE 133 0.2% 0 19 2
ALBENDAZOLE 130 12.5% 0 9 2
CANDESARTAN 129 1.4% 0 8 2
FUROSEMIDE 127 0.2% 0 11 2
METFORMIN 126 0.1% 0 9 2
GABAPENTIN 123 0.2% 0 9 2
LEVOTHYROXINE 123 0.2% 0 9 2
ESOMEPRAZOLE 122 0.2% 0 8 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Steroid dependence

387 reports
206 reports
205 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)