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Age-related macular degeneration: Which Medications Cause It? (1,151 Reports Across 59 Drugs)

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Age-related macular degeneration has been reported as an adverse event with 59 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,151 total reports. 15 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Age-related macular degeneration are RANIBIZUMAB, PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE, and BEVACIZUMAB.

1,151
Total Reports
59
Drugs Involved
15
Deaths
86
Hospitalizations
71.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.7% / 36.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Age-related macular degeneration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RANIBIZUMAB 283 1.9% 4 11 1
PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE 183 4.1% 1 0 0
BEVACIZUMAB 111 0.1% 0 2 0
VERTEPORFIN 90 12.0% 0 3 0
AFLIBERCEPT 83 0.3% 0 7 0
ADALIMUMAB 35 0.0% 0 4 1
BROLUCIZUMAB-DBLL 30 1.1% 0 1 0
PREDNISONE 23 0.0% 3 13 0
APIXABAN 19 0.0% 0 3 0
DENOSUMAB 18 0.0% 1 7 0
BEVACIZUMAB-AWWB 14 0.3% 0 0 0
PREGABALIN 14 0.0% 0 0 0
RITUXIMAB 13 0.0% 3 6 0
LETROZOLE 12 0.0% 0 7 0
RIVAROXABAN 12 0.0% 0 2 0
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 12 0.0% 0 4 0
SULFASALAZINE 12 0.0% 0 4 0
ATORVASTATIN 11 0.0% 0 4 0
DUPILUMAB 11 0.0% 0 0 0
CARVEDILOL 9 0.1% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Age-related macular degeneration

283 reports
183 reports
111 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)