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White blood cell count increased: Which Medications Cause It? (24,888 Reports Across 891 Drugs)

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White blood cell count increased has been reported as an adverse event with 891 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 24,888 total reports. 2,600 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with White blood cell count increased are CLOZAPINE, ADALIMUMAB, and RUXOLITINIB.

24,888
Total Reports
891
Drugs Involved
2,600
Deaths
11,550
Hospitalizations
54.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.5% / 45.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause White blood cell count increased Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CLOZAPINE 2,988 3.1% 336 1,252 172
ADALIMUMAB 1,710 0.3% 198 1,086 197
RUXOLITINIB 1,529 2.2% 222 501 45
IBRUTINIB 1,390 1.9% 83 521 14
RITUXIMAB 886 0.5% 209 452 202
METHOTREXATE 741 0.3% 168 408 204
PREDNISONE 716 0.5% 167 422 192
ETANERCEPT 615 0.2% 135 273 149
IMATINIB 520 1.2% 161 164 27
TOCILIZUMAB 478 0.5% 163 292 165
INFLIXIMAB 470 0.3% 142 320 156
NILOTINIB 417 1.8% 95 156 25
SECUKINUMAB 405 0.3% 159 291 171
TOFACITINIB 403 0.3% 114 194 122
VENETOCLAX 363 0.7% 60 214 13
ABATACEPT 355 0.3% 134 239 158
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 349 0.6% 39 185 49
LEFLUNOMIDE 340 0.6% 158 229 166
ACETAMINOPHEN 320 0.2% 164 279 179
LENALIDOMIDE 315 0.1% 11 71 12

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With White blood cell count increased

2,988 reports
1,710 reports
1,529 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)