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Tonsillar hypertrophy: Which Medications Cause It? (1,208 Reports Across 86 Drugs)

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Tonsillar hypertrophy has been reported as an adverse event with 86 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,208 total reports. 30 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Tonsillar hypertrophy are ADALIMUMAB, ONDANSETRON, and SOMATROPIN.

1,208
Total Reports
86
Drugs Involved
30
Deaths
404
Hospitalizations
34.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.9% / 37.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Tonsillar hypertrophy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 151 0.0% 1 40 0
ONDANSETRON 51 0.2% 0 5 1
SOMATROPIN 43 0.1% 1 14 1
SECUKINUMAB 42 0.0% 0 11 2
DUPILUMAB 39 0.0% 0 2 0
METHOTREXATE 39 0.0% 0 27 2
INFLIXIMAB 31 0.0% 1 10 1
TACROLIMUS 26 0.0% 2 19 7
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 25 0.1% 1 9 0
ETANERCEPT 24 0.0% 0 4 0
LAMOTRIGINE 24 0.1% 0 18 3
MECASERMIN 22 4.6% 0 7 1
PREDNISONE 19 0.0% 1 9 5
IDURSULFASE 18 0.6% 0 17 1
CHLORPHENIRAMINE 16 0.8% 13 13 4
CLOZAPINE 15 0.0% 14 14 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 15 0.0% 0 9 0
SODIUM OXYBATE 15 0.0% 0 5 0
TRIMETHOPRIM 15 0.5% 14 14 1
ATRACURIUM 14 0.8% 14 14 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Tonsillar hypertrophy

151 reports
51 reports
43 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)