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Blindness: Which Medications Cause It? (29,206 Reports Across 840 Drugs)

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Blindness has been reported as an adverse event with 840 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 29,206 total reports. 926 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Blindness are ADALIMUMAB, AFLIBERCEPT, and BEVACIZUMAB.

29,206
Total Reports
840
Drugs Involved
926
Deaths
5,335
Hospitalizations
58.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.1% / 37.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Blindness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,599 0.3% 163 220 15
AFLIBERCEPT 1,337 5.0% 7 134 3
BEVACIZUMAB 847 1.1% 15 111 10
INSULIN GLARGINE 837 0.8% 5 73 5
APIXABAN 789 0.5% 1 149 108
INSULIN LISPRO 760 1.0% 2 108 9
RANIBIZUMAB 760 5.0% 9 80 4
ETANERCEPT 669 0.2% 206 58 6
PREGABALIN 646 0.6% 207 98 15
ESOMEPRAZOLE 617 0.8% 209 139 93
SIMVASTATIN 604 2.2% 208 116 94
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 593 2.8% 208 102 91
TOCILIZUMAB 553 0.6% 196 67 5
BISOPROLOL 548 2.0% 189 100 88
AMIODARONE 541 2.2% 78 105 123
DIMETHYL 537 0.6% 0 92 0
PREDNISONE 492 0.3% 28 151 44
INTERFERON BETA-1A 440 0.7% 2 94 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 438 0.7% 0 104 92
DAPAGLIFLOZIN 436 2.0% 1 96 93

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Blindness

1,599 reports
1,337 reports
847 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)