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Arthralgia: Which Medications Cause It? (315,249 Reports Across 2,100 Drugs)

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Arthralgia has been reported as an adverse event with 2,100 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 315,249 total reports. 6,848 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Arthralgia are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

315,249
Total Reports
2,100
Drugs Involved
6,848
Deaths
55,555
Hospitalizations
56.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.7% / 29.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Arthralgia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 35,592 7.1% 1,893 8,782 2,049
ETANERCEPT 27,429 7.7% 1,560 4,711 1,692
METHOTREXATE 21,831 8.6% 1,776 5,744 2,149
ABATACEPT 18,536 16.0% 1,495 3,881 1,985
TOFACITINIB 15,640 10.1% 1,460 3,384 1,715
TOCILIZUMAB 15,536 15.8% 1,996 4,784 2,026
DUPILUMAB 15,176 4.0% 18 577 23
SECUKINUMAB 13,769 9.1% 1,652 3,157 1,957
INFLIXIMAB 13,441 9.6% 1,616 4,319 1,934
RITUXIMAB 12,529 7.0% 1,864 4,945 2,120
LEFLUNOMIDE 11,880 21.0% 1,686 3,712 2,046
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 10,367 15.5% 1,565 3,303 1,849
PREDNISONE 9,055 5.7% 1,661 3,655 2,014
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 8,993 9.1% 1,591 2,928 1,787
SULFASALAZINE 8,527 21.2% 1,518 3,047 1,836
GOLIMUMAB 7,968 11.5% 1,535 2,875 1,750
TERIPARATIDE 6,496 9.3% 3 189 7
ALENDRONATE 6,249 22.4% 1,775 3,316 1,924
DICLOFENAC 6,073 7.0% 1,714 2,519 1,925
DENOSUMAB 5,890 4.0% 51 557 40

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Arthralgia

35,592 reports
27,429 reports
21,831 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)