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Back pain: Which Medications Cause It? (170,449 Reports Across 1,850 Drugs)

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Back pain has been reported as an adverse event with 1,850 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 170,449 total reports. 5,747 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Back pain are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and EVOLOCUMAB.

170,449
Total Reports
1,850
Drugs Involved
5,747
Deaths
41,410
Hospitalizations
58.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.6% / 32.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Back pain Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 9,779 2.0% 271 2,828 140
ETANERCEPT 6,029 1.7% 159 858 112
EVOLOCUMAB 5,254 3.5% 14 201 9
METHOTREXATE 4,580 1.8% 111 1,259 156
LENALIDOMIDE 4,531 1.3% 108 1,190 31
DENOSUMAB 4,465 3.0% 95 515 31
SECUKINUMAB 4,161 2.8% 97 757 149
TERIPARATIDE 3,929 5.6% 7 374 5
TOFACITINIB 3,213 2.1% 119 547 90
RITUXIMAB 2,637 1.5% 312 874 173
TOCILIZUMAB 2,570 2.6% 200 538 119
ABATACEPT 2,529 2.2% 174 469 110
INFLIXIMAB 2,349 1.7% 183 606 114
LEVONORGESTREL 2,237 1.9% 2 251 49
DUPILUMAB 2,219 0.6% 7 206 4
PREGABALIN 2,119 2.1% 103 585 113
PREDNISONE 2,055 1.3% 130 948 164
ENZALUTAMIDE 1,997 4.1% 185 356 8
FINGOLIMOD 1,956 2.8% 9 310 35
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,907 3.4% 64 334 92

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Back pain

9,779 reports
6,029 reports
5,254 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)