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Tetany: Which Medications Cause It? (1,172 Reports Across 75 Drugs)

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Tetany has been reported as an adverse event with 75 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,172 total reports. 27 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Tetany are SODIUM, PARATHYROID HORMONE, and OMEPRAZOLE.

1,172
Total Reports
75
Drugs Involved
27
Deaths
517
Hospitalizations
46.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
69.3% / 30.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Tetany Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SODIUM 255 1.1% 0 3 2
PARATHYROID HORMONE 141 3.2% 0 64 32
OMEPRAZOLE 118 0.1% 0 93 43
DENOSUMAB 89 0.1% 2 63 21
PANTOPRAZOLE 53 0.1% 0 46 25
LANSOPRAZOLE 40 0.1% 0 40 20
CALCIUM 31 0.2% 2 17 6
ESOMEPRAZOLE 26 0.0% 0 19 5
FUROSEMIDE 26 0.1% 0 24 7
LEVOTHYROXINE 21 0.0% 0 9 0
NIFEDIPINE 21 0.3% 0 18 8
RABEPRAZOLE 20 0.2% 0 20 20
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 19 0.0% 2 4 0
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 19 0.1% 0 10 2
CALCITRIOL 18 0.8% 0 11 4
OXALIPLATIN 18 0.0% 0 6 0
FLUOROURACIL 17 0.0% 0 2 0
DIAZEPAM 13 0.0% 6 12 5
EPIRUBICIN 13 0.1% 0 1 0
TAMOXIFEN 13 0.1% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Tetany

255 reports
141 reports
118 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)