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Ataxia: Which Medications Cause It? (7,874 Reports Across 470 Drugs)

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Ataxia has been reported as an adverse event with 470 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,874 total reports. 370 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ataxia are LAMOTRIGINE, PHENYTOIN, and FINGOLIMOD.

7,874
Total Reports
470
Drugs Involved
370
Deaths
3,952
Hospitalizations
48.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.1% / 46.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ataxia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LAMOTRIGINE 535 1.1% 1 214 25
PHENYTOIN 406 2.8% 6 240 15
FINGOLIMOD 393 0.6% 13 163 13
LEVETIRACETAM 309 0.5% 12 78 10
GABAPENTIN 297 0.4% 6 81 7
CARBAMAZEPINE 272 1.1% 4 140 5
METRONIDAZOLE 260 1.2% 3 129 18
LITHIUM 250 1.7% 11 165 8
LORAZEPAM 235 0.7% 1 97 9
CLONAZEPAM 233 0.6% 1 90 29
VALPROIC ACID 223 1.1% 5 61 11
METHOTREXATE 188 0.1% 28 85 8
QUETIAPINE 178 0.2% 8 100 6
DIMETHYL 171 0.2% 3 32 0
DALFAMPRIDINE 170 0.3% 8 54 1
TOPIRAMATE 170 0.6% 0 49 1
OLANZAPINE 165 0.3% 0 104 5
BACLOFEN 158 0.6% 0 42 0
RISPERIDONE 152 0.2% 4 80 4
CLOBAZAM 150 1.4% 0 41 9

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ataxia

535 reports
406 reports
393 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)