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Thyroid atrophy: Which Medications Cause It? (56 Reports Across 33 Drugs)

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Thyroid atrophy has been reported as an adverse event with 33 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 56 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Thyroid atrophy are LEVOTHYROXINE, ATENOLOL, and METFORMIN.

56
Total Reports
33
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
16
Hospitalizations
57.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.4% / 28.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Thyroid atrophy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVOTHYROXINE 14 0.0% 0 7 0
ATENOLOL 11 0.1% 0 0 0
METFORMIN 11 0.0% 0 1 0
ASPIRIN 10 0.0% 0 0 0
ATORVASTATIN 10 0.0% 0 0 0
CHOLECALCIFEROL 10 0.1% 0 0 0
CLONAZEPAM 10 0.0% 0 0 0
DICLOFENAC 10 0.0% 0 0 0
DICYCLOMINE\PHENOBARBITAL 10 100.0% 0 0 0
DOCUSATE 10 0.4% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 10 0.0% 0 0 0
FOLIC ACID 10 0.0% 0 0 0
LEVETIRACETAM 10 0.0% 0 0 0
LEVOMEFOLIC ACID\METHYLCOBALAMIN\TURMERIC 10 55.6% 0 0 0
LIDOCAINE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
METHOCARBAMOL 10 0.5% 0 0 0
METHOTREXATE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
OMEPRAZOLE 10 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Thyroid atrophy

14 reports
11 reports
11 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)