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Thyrotoxic crisis: Which Medications Cause It? (853 Reports Across 53 Drugs)

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Thyrotoxic crisis has been reported as an adverse event with 53 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 853 total reports. 96 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Thyrotoxic crisis are AMIODARONE, LEVOTHYROXINE, and METHIMAZOLE.

853
Total Reports
53
Drugs Involved
96
Deaths
577
Hospitalizations
50.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.6% / 36.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Thyrotoxic crisis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
AMIODARONE 180 0.7% 49 137 57
LEVOTHYROXINE 142 0.2% 0 85 28
METHIMAZOLE 75 3.0% 6 53 23
PEMBROLIZUMAB 44 0.1% 4 38 12
IPILIMUMAB 36 0.1% 3 24 13
NIVOLUMAB 36 0.0% 3 24 11
PROPRANOLOL 33 0.2% 5 23 12
PROPYLTHIOURACIL 26 2.7% 7 20 11
LITHIUM 23 0.2% 0 18 3
LENVATINIB 22 0.1% 0 19 0
HYDROCORTISONE 19 0.1% 6 14 11
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 18 0.1% 0 13 2
ADALIMUMAB 17 0.0% 6 13 4
PREDNISONE 15 0.0% 6 14 6
ROCURONIUM 15 0.2% 0 9 2
ALEMTUZUMAB 14 0.1% 0 11 3
EPOPROSTENOL 14 0.1% 3 13 2
QUETIAPINE 14 0.0% 1 13 8
ETOMIDATE 13 1.8% 0 9 2
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 12 0.0% 0 12 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Thyrotoxic crisis

180 reports
142 reports
75 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)