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Aphasia: Which Medications Cause It? (20,578 Reports Across 847 Drugs)

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Aphasia has been reported as an adverse event with 847 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 20,578 total reports. 1,391 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Aphasia are METHOTREXATE, ASPIRIN, and ADALIMUMAB.

20,578
Total Reports
847
Drugs Involved
1,391
Deaths
9,342
Hospitalizations
57.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.9% / 37.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Aphasia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 509 0.2% 17 360 166
ASPIRIN 468 0.5% 24 387 230
ADALIMUMAB 461 0.1% 23 258 23
DIMETHYL 438 0.5% 7 138 6
NATALIZUMAB 433 0.7% 15 146 14
METFORMIN 393 0.4% 15 322 244
AMLODIPINE 385 0.6% 20 323 250
ATORVASTATIN 356 0.5% 21 285 227
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 356 0.6% 51 174 5
INTERFERON BETA-1A 343 0.5% 7 91 11
RITUXIMAB 339 0.2% 39 236 152
FINGOLIMOD 329 0.5% 14 161 37
LEVOTHYROXINE 321 0.5% 22 196 168
LEVETIRACETAM 312 0.5% 10 160 4
PREDNISONE 308 0.2% 26 252 145
RIVAROXABAN 303 0.2% 28 208 64
PREGABALIN 293 0.3% 0 94 13
TOPIRAMATE 282 1.0% 1 63 10
ESOMEPRAZOLE 277 0.4% 0 252 204
APIXABAN 275 0.2% 33 132 31

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Aphasia

509 reports
468 reports
461 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)