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Blepharospasm: Which Medications Cause It? (4,401 Reports Across 428 Drugs)

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Blepharospasm has been reported as an adverse event with 428 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,401 total reports. 817 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Blepharospasm are CETIRIZINE, DESOXIMETASONE, and ADALIMUMAB.

4,401
Total Reports
428
Drugs Involved
817
Deaths
1,201
Hospitalizations
44.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
79.0% / 21.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Blepharospasm Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CETIRIZINE 735 1.5% 595 513 542
DESOXIMETASONE 730 6.3% 581 500 530
ADALIMUMAB 709 0.1% 592 538 561
TOCILIZUMAB 696 0.7% 651 557 553
RITUXIMAB 693 0.4% 651 582 579
NAPROXEN 692 1.3% 539 461 479
ERENUMAB-AOOE 689 1.4% 540 458 470
METHOTREXATE 689 0.3% 642 566 590
LEFLUNOMIDE 681 1.2% 651 568 598
SECUKINUMAB 677 0.5% 631 541 578
DICLOFENAC 669 0.8% 631 543 585
ALENDRONATE 654 2.4% 620 535 565
INFLIXIMAB 651 0.5% 611 528 559
ABATACEPT 648 0.6% 559 523 566
LAMOTRIGINE 647 1.3% 474 407 407
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 642 4.9% 552 500 536
FOLIC ACID 637 2.8% 579 502 528
SULFASALAZINE 633 1.6% 604 524 560
PREDNISONE 628 0.4% 582 537 569
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 626 0.6% 584 498 536

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Blepharospasm

735 reports
730 reports
709 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)