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Thyroid disorder: Which Medications Cause It? (11,228 Reports Across 489 Drugs)

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Thyroid disorder has been reported as an adverse event with 489 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,228 total reports. 332 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Thyroid disorder are LEVOTHYROXINE, ADALIMUMAB, and NIVOLUMAB.

11,228
Total Reports
489
Drugs Involved
332
Deaths
3,029
Hospitalizations
59.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
76.8% / 23.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Thyroid disorder Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVOTHYROXINE 580 0.9% 5 113 21
ADALIMUMAB 549 0.1% 5 160 1
NIVOLUMAB 512 0.6% 46 149 18
PEMBROLIZUMAB 485 0.6% 67 123 17
ETANERCEPT 377 0.1% 0 81 15
METHOTREXATE 369 0.2% 3 84 1
AMIODARONE 334 1.3% 27 119 46
ABATACEPT 269 0.2% 1 59 16
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 252 0.6% 5 46 1
TOCILIZUMAB 244 0.3% 0 64 0
TOFACITINIB 239 0.2% 2 29 3
IPILIMUMAB 229 0.6% 20 72 5
LENVATINIB 228 0.7% 12 76 1
LEFLUNOMIDE 226 0.4% 0 33 0
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 220 0.3% 0 35 0
PREDNISONE 220 0.1% 4 57 3
INSULIN GLARGINE 216 0.2% 1 149 0
INSULIN LISPRO 209 0.3% 0 142 1
LENALIDOMIDE 209 0.1% 3 41 1
ATORVASTATIN 203 0.3% 0 163 13

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Thyroid disorder

580 reports
549 reports
512 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)