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Tonsil cancer: Which Medications Cause It? (606 Reports Across 48 Drugs)

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Tonsil cancer has been reported as an adverse event with 48 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 606 total reports. 41 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Tonsil cancer are RANITIDINE, ETANERCEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

606
Total Reports
48
Drugs Involved
41
Deaths
101
Hospitalizations
60.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
22.7% / 77.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Tonsil cancer Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RANITIDINE 203 0.1% 2 1 0
ETANERCEPT 31 0.0% 1 7 13
METHOTREXATE 29 0.0% 0 1 17
ADALIMUMAB 25 0.0% 1 6 3
TACROLIMUS 23 0.0% 7 4 0
VEDOLIZUMAB 23 0.0% 0 15 1
LENALIDOMIDE 20 0.0% 4 0 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 17 0.0% 6 0 0
ONDANSETRON 17 0.1% 0 16 0
ALOGLIPTIN 16 1.2% 0 15 0
ALOGLIPTIN\METFORMIN 16 4.3% 0 15 0
CICLESONIDE 16 0.3% 0 15 0
FEBUXOSTAT 16 0.3% 0 15 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 16 0.0% 0 15 0
VALSARTAN 15 0.1% 0 7 0
FINGOLIMOD 14 0.0% 0 0 3
INFLIXIMAB 14 0.0% 0 3 1
MESALAMINE 14 0.1% 0 14 0
OMEPRAZOLE 14 0.0% 1 2 11
DICLOFENAC 13 0.0% 0 0 11

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Tonsil cancer

203 reports
31 reports
29 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)