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Bone erosion: Which Medications Cause It? (2,883 Reports Across 292 Drugs)

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Bone erosion has been reported as an adverse event with 292 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,883 total reports. 704 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Bone erosion are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and ETANERCEPT.

2,883
Total Reports
292
Drugs Involved
704
Deaths
862
Hospitalizations
53.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
78.0% / 22.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Bone erosion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 1,713 0.7% 495 467 396
ADALIMUMAB 1,640 0.3% 532 523 412
ETANERCEPT 1,474 0.4% 413 389 323
TOCILIZUMAB 1,374 1.4% 507 436 373
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,291 2.3% 405 446 383
ABATACEPT 1,264 1.1% 452 420 381
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,138 1.7% 453 408 347
RITUXIMAB 1,064 0.6% 455 461 391
SULFASALAZINE 1,042 2.6% 462 413 369
INFLIXIMAB 1,040 0.7% 453 392 352
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 896 0.9% 471 397 365
GOLIMUMAB 880 1.3% 432 359 326
TOFACITINIB 810 0.5% 357 309 299
AZATHIOPRINE 721 2.2% 336 240 231
APREMILAST 700 0.5% 427 319 319
PREDNISONE 651 0.4% 445 408 371
USTEKINUMAB 648 0.8% 399 321 314
DICLOFENAC 638 0.7% 540 435 426
FOLIC ACID 610 2.7% 453 354 347
ALENDRONATE 604 2.2% 469 383 369

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Bone erosion

1,713 reports
1,640 reports
1,474 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)