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Xanthoma: Which Medications Cause It? (142 Reports Across 17 Drugs)

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Xanthoma has been reported as an adverse event with 17 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 142 total reports. The drugs most commonly associated with Xanthoma are MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, LOMITAPIDE, and RISPERIDONE.

142
Total Reports
17
Drugs Involved
0
Deaths
24
Hospitalizations
43.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.0% / 52.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Xanthoma Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 17 0.0% 0 1 0
LOMITAPIDE 11 0.3% 0 1 0
RISPERIDONE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
CYCLOSPORINE 9 0.0% 0 0 0
OLANZAPINE 9 0.0% 0 0 0
QUETIAPINE 9 0.0% 0 0 0
CHENODIOL 8 2.2% 0 0 0
EZETIMIBE 8 0.1% 0 1 0
ROSUVASTATIN 8 0.0% 0 1 0
BEVACIZUMAB 7 0.0% 0 0 0
CAPECITABINE 7 0.0% 0 0 0
MARALIXIBAT 7 0.9% 0 1 1
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 7 0.0% 0 2 1
TEMOZOLOMIDE 7 0.0% 0 0 0
ESTRADIOL 5 0.0% 0 0 2
EVOLOCUMAB 5 0.0% 0 0 0
TACROLIMUS 5 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Xanthoma

11 reports
10 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)