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Brain herniation: Which Medications Cause It? (1,894 Reports Across 206 Drugs)

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Brain herniation has been reported as an adverse event with 206 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,894 total reports. 1,424 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Brain herniation are PREDNISONE, TACROLIMUS, and ASPIRIN.

1,894
Total Reports
206
Drugs Involved
1,424
Deaths
1,078
Hospitalizations
49.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.6% / 51.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Brain herniation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 107 0.1% 92 79 45
TACROLIMUS 106 0.1% 91 101 66
ASPIRIN 101 0.1% 74 53 29
RIVAROXABAN 95 0.1% 74 50 22
APIXABAN 89 0.1% 60 57 20
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 87 0.2% 70 58 20
ALTEPLASE 83 0.7% 53 19 14
HEPARIN 69 0.4% 60 27 14
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 64 0.1% 55 56 41
ACETAMINOPHEN 63 0.1% 45 44 20
WARFARIN 63 0.2% 46 42 12
METHOTREXATE 62 0.0% 52 48 12
DEXAMETHASONE 56 0.0% 43 39 5
OXYCODONE 55 0.0% 37 20 10
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 49 0.1% 36 39 31
CYTARABINE 48 0.1% 31 28 3
QUETIAPINE 47 0.1% 47 15 6
PREDNISOLONE 46 0.1% 42 38 21
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 43 0.0% 38 27 19
VINCRISTINE 43 0.1% 38 27 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Brain herniation

107 reports
106 reports
101 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)