Skip to content
Important: This site presents data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). A report does not mean the drug caused the event. Full disclaimer.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,370 Reports Across 75 Drugs)

Boost Your Natural Energy & Metabolism

Mitolyn — 6 exotic plants to unlock your body's fat-burning power. 90-day guarantee.

Try Mitolyn Now

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been reported as an adverse event with 75 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,370 total reports. 452 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are EDARAVONE, ADALIMUMAB, and ETANERCEPT.

1,370
Total Reports
75
Drugs Involved
452
Deaths
257
Hospitalizations
63.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.7% / 52.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
EDARAVONE 199 5.3% 173 13 0
ADALIMUMAB 121 0.0% 11 18 3
ETANERCEPT 78 0.0% 9 10 4
INFLIXIMAB 64 0.1% 8 8 3
METHOTREXATE 57 0.0% 5 12 0
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\QUINIDINE 48 0.9% 29 2 0
RITUXIMAB 41 0.0% 5 8 1
ABATACEPT 38 0.0% 1 8 4
TOFERSEN 38 10.4% 21 13 0
TOCILIZUMAB 36 0.0% 1 4 0
TOFACITINIB 34 0.0% 3 5 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 33 0.1% 1 0 0
ATORVASTATIN 31 0.0% 5 5 3
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 27 0.0% 0 5 0
RILUZOLE 27 1.9% 13 5 1
APIXABAN 21 0.0% 7 0 1
NATALIZUMAB 17 0.0% 10 5 0
USTEKINUMAB 17 0.0% 1 8 0
DENOSUMAB 16 0.0% 4 3 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 16 0.0% 7 4 2

View all 75 drugs →

Top 3 Drugs Associated With Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

199 reports
121 reports
78 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)