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Weight fluctuation: Which Medications Cause It? (8,626 Reports Across 480 Drugs)

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Weight fluctuation has been reported as an adverse event with 480 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,626 total reports. 332 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Weight fluctuation are SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN, INFLIXIMAB, and ADALIMUMAB.

8,626
Total Reports
480
Drugs Involved
332
Deaths
2,103
Hospitalizations
56.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.3% / 39.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Weight fluctuation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 1,124 1.0% 5 125 2
INFLIXIMAB 527 0.4% 95 189 89
ADALIMUMAB 299 0.1% 90 190 91
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 296 1.2% 9 85 3
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 279 0.3% 2 34 0
PREDNISONE 241 0.2% 83 143 82
TREPROSTINIL 232 0.3% 9 86 2
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 219 0.3% 6 90 0
RITUXIMAB 217 0.1% 96 121 93
TOCILIZUMAB 209 0.2% 92 127 86
APIXABAN 196 0.1% 7 64 3
PREGABALIN 193 0.2% 73 98 74
METHOTREXATE 191 0.1% 92 117 92
LENALIDOMIDE 181 0.1% 0 12 0
VEDOLIZUMAB 161 0.2% 33 79 32
TOFACITINIB 157 0.1% 80 104 80
SECUKINUMAB 148 0.1% 81 84 80
TEDUGLUTIDE 144 1.6% 9 91 2
SEMAGLUTIDE 134 0.2% 2 5 0
ABATACEPT 132 0.1% 79 91 89

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Weight fluctuation

1,124 reports
527 reports
299 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)