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Angle closure glaucoma: Which Medications Cause It? (1,596 Reports Across 114 Drugs)

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Angle closure glaucoma has been reported as an adverse event with 114 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,596 total reports. 8 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Angle closure glaucoma are TOPIRAMATE, ACETAZOLAMIDE, and PHENTERMINE\TOPIRAMATE.

1,596
Total Reports
114
Drugs Involved
8
Deaths
401
Hospitalizations
51.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
73.5% / 26.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Angle closure glaucoma Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TOPIRAMATE 345 1.2% 0 104 0
ACETAZOLAMIDE 51 1.9% 0 17 0
PHENTERMINE\TOPIRAMATE 37 0.7% 0 6 0
DULOXETINE 36 0.1% 0 7 0
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 36 0.1% 0 6 0
ALBUTEROL 35 0.0% 0 10 0
QUETIAPINE 34 0.1% 0 6 0
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 33 0.2% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 32 0.0% 1 6 0
DEXAMETHASONE 30 0.0% 1 6 0
OLANZAPINE 30 0.1% 0 13 0
ARIPIPRAZOLE 28 0.0% 0 8 1
BUPROPION 26 0.1% 1 9 0
VENLAFAXINE 26 0.1% 0 10 0
CHLORTHALIDONE 25 1.5% 0 7 0
FLUOXETINE 24 0.1% 0 0 0
FUROSEMIDE 24 0.1% 0 17 5
GLYCOPYRROLATE 23 0.5% 0 8 0
PREDNISONE 23 0.0% 0 8 1
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 22 0.1% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Angle closure glaucoma

345 reports
51 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)