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Trichoglossia: Which Medications Cause It? (356 Reports Across 53 Drugs)

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Trichoglossia has been reported as an adverse event with 53 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 356 total reports. 7 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Trichoglossia are LINEZOLID, QUETIAPINE, and PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM.

356
Total Reports
53
Drugs Involved
7
Deaths
120
Hospitalizations
52.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.0% / 39.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Trichoglossia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LINEZOLID 50 0.3% 0 6 0
QUETIAPINE 36 0.1% 0 30 0
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 33 0.2% 0 24 0
CIPROFLOXACIN 31 0.1% 0 25 0
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 29 0.1% 0 22 0
METRONIDAZOLE 28 0.1% 0 3 0
PEMBROLIZUMAB 19 0.0% 0 1 0
LEVOFLOXACIN 18 0.0% 0 10 0
OLANZAPINE 18 0.0% 0 11 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 18 0.0% 0 1 0
SIMVASTATIN 18 0.1% 0 0 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 17 0.0% 0 0 0
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 17 0.0% 0 0 0
FLUCONAZOLE 17 0.1% 0 10 0
MANIDIPINE 17 7.1% 0 0 0
ASPIRIN 16 0.0% 0 0 0
CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL\HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 16 0.9% 0 0 0
CLARITHROMYCIN 15 0.1% 0 2 0
INSULIN GLARGINE 14 0.0% 0 0 0
AMLODIPINE 13 0.0% 0 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Trichoglossia

50 reports
36 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)