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Vena cava thrombosis: Which Medications Cause It? (975 Reports Across 105 Drugs)

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Vena cava thrombosis has been reported as an adverse event with 105 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 975 total reports. 148 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Vena cava thrombosis are RITUXIMAB, CISPLATIN, and ETOPOSIDE.

975
Total Reports
105
Drugs Involved
148
Deaths
525
Hospitalizations
49.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.7% / 46.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Vena cava thrombosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 73 0.0% 12 9 1
CISPLATIN 70 0.2% 6 17 5
ETOPOSIDE 64 0.1% 3 11 11
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 63 0.1% 4 6 4
DOXORUBICIN 57 0.1% 3 13 2
CARBOPLATIN 50 0.1% 1 9 4
VINCRISTINE 50 0.1% 2 5 4
DEXAMETHASONE 48 0.0% 1 15 2
FLUOROURACIL 48 0.1% 2 28 2
CYTARABINE 46 0.1% 2 6 1
PREDNISONE 43 0.0% 6 6 3
DROSPIRENONE\ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 42 0.7% 4 35 4
GEMCITABINE 41 0.1% 2 6 1
IFOSFAMIDE 41 0.2% 0 4 1
LEUCOVORIN 41 0.2% 2 27 2
BEVACIZUMAB 40 0.1% 3 13 5
IRINOTECAN 40 0.1% 0 27 1
RIVAROXABAN 40 0.0% 0 24 4
PACLITAXEL 33 0.0% 4 10 4
PREDNISOLONE 33 0.0% 3 11 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Vena cava thrombosis

73 reports
70 reports
64 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)