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Arthritis: Which Medications Cause It? (59,790 Reports Across 1,094 Drugs)

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Arthritis has been reported as an adverse event with 1,094 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 59,790 total reports. 1,324 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Arthritis are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

59,790
Total Reports
1,094
Drugs Involved
1,324
Deaths
13,974
Hospitalizations
59.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
72.6% / 27.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Arthritis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 8,592 1.7% 399 2,579 409
ETANERCEPT 6,054 1.7% 332 1,507 367
METHOTREXATE 5,746 2.3% 364 1,927 541
SECUKINUMAB 3,975 2.6% 284 964 442
TOFACITINIB 3,552 2.3% 280 840 279
ABATACEPT 3,129 2.7% 324 1,277 400
INFLIXIMAB 3,113 2.2% 330 1,234 342
TOCILIZUMAB 3,066 3.1% 367 1,398 413
RITUXIMAB 2,727 1.5% 296 1,269 442
PREDNISONE 2,595 1.6% 320 1,246 467
LEFLUNOMIDE 2,347 4.2% 271 812 300
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 2,344 3.5% 325 1,011 355
SULFASALAZINE 2,154 5.4% 298 959 342
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,653 1.7% 348 722 292
GOLIMUMAB 1,603 2.3% 331 699 264
ALENDRONATE 1,373 4.9% 365 1,061 289
APREMILAST 1,268 0.9% 304 327 214
AZATHIOPRINE 1,160 3.5% 319 438 243
USTEKINUMAB 1,143 1.3% 289 410 235
DUPILUMAB 1,106 0.3% 2 80 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Arthritis

8,592 reports
6,054 reports
5,746 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)