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Thrombocytopenia: Which Medications Cause It? (77,235 Reports Across 1,544 Drugs)

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Thrombocytopenia has been reported as an adverse event with 1,544 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 77,235 total reports. 12,690 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Thrombocytopenia are DEXAMETHASONE, RITUXIMAB, and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

77,235
Total Reports
1,544
Drugs Involved
12,690
Deaths
32,745
Hospitalizations
57.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.3% / 49.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Thrombocytopenia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DEXAMETHASONE 5,873 4.7% 1,172 2,139 702
RITUXIMAB 4,810 2.7% 1,018 1,510 587
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 4,669 3.6% 902 1,799 640
LENALIDOMIDE 4,584 1.3% 766 1,379 300
CARBOPLATIN 4,483 5.3% 604 1,928 559
METHOTREXATE 3,865 1.5% 754 1,862 705
DOXORUBICIN 3,638 4.4% 645 1,330 517
ETOPOSIDE 3,085 5.9% 570 1,146 469
VINCRISTINE 2,940 4.1% 534 1,108 413
OXALIPLATIN 2,886 5.1% 367 903 300
PREDNISONE 2,660 1.7% 633 1,141 469
PACLITAXEL 2,580 3.3% 424 939 248
CISPLATIN 2,565 5.4% 410 911 372
FLUOROURACIL 2,426 4.6% 306 718 230
GEMCITABINE 2,320 7.4% 271 875 325
BEVACIZUMAB 2,317 3.0% 437 643 157
CYTARABINE 2,148 4.8% 397 903 381
BORTEZOMIB 2,082 4.4% 391 716 230
VENETOCLAX 1,834 3.4% 404 653 142
CAPECITABINE 1,723 2.7% 336 495 146

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Thrombocytopenia

5,873 reports
4,810 reports
4,669 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)