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Atrophy: Which Medications Cause It? (1,214 Reports Across 192 Drugs)

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Atrophy has been reported as an adverse event with 192 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,214 total reports. 90 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Atrophy are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

1,214
Total Reports
192
Drugs Involved
90
Deaths
391
Hospitalizations
53.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.6% / 40.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Atrophy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 76 0.0% 2 16 1
ETANERCEPT 43 0.0% 1 11 0
METHOTREXATE 37 0.0% 0 13 0
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 36 0.2% 0 0 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 34 0.1% 2 18 3
INTERFERON BETA-1A 33 0.1% 0 13 2
ALENDRONATE 32 0.1% 1 24 0
SECUKINUMAB 30 0.0% 0 6 1
RITUXIMAB 29 0.0% 2 13 3
FINGOLIMOD 28 0.0% 1 7 4
PREDNISONE 26 0.0% 5 8 0
PREDNISOLONE 23 0.0% 3 4 2
QUETIAPINE 23 0.0% 0 3 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 22 0.0% 1 14 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 22 0.0% 4 7 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 21 0.0% 3 8 3
GLATIRAMER 21 0.1% 0 1 0
LEVOFLOXACIN 21 0.1% 0 2 0
DIMETHYL 20 0.0% 1 6 0
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 20 0.1% 12 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Atrophy

76 reports
43 reports
37 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)