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Central nervous system lesion: Which Medications Cause It? (10,290 Reports Across 364 Drugs)

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Central nervous system lesion has been reported as an adverse event with 364 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 10,290 total reports. 496 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Central nervous system lesion are FINGOLIMOD, DIMETHYL, and INTERFERON BETA-1A.

10,290
Total Reports
364
Drugs Involved
496
Deaths
2,913
Hospitalizations
45.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.9% / 29.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Central nervous system lesion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
FINGOLIMOD 2,416 3.4% 22 437 48
DIMETHYL 1,152 1.2% 5 270 3
INTERFERON BETA-1A 978 1.5% 3 185 3
NATALIZUMAB 627 1.0% 13 211 6
DALFAMPRIDINE 561 1.0% 12 133 3
GLATIRAMER 492 1.1% 2 35 0
TERIFLUNOMIDE 315 0.8% 3 81 3
ADALIMUMAB 229 0.1% 16 80 6
OFATUMUMAB 185 0.6% 1 28 1
RITUXIMAB 151 0.1% 17 76 11
METHOTREXATE 147 0.1% 18 64 15
PREDNISONE 139 0.1% 43 83 27
BACLOFEN 124 0.5% 1 10 1
TACROLIMUS 122 0.1% 38 98 31
DEXAMETHASONE 117 0.1% 30 57 14
TYSABRI 116 1.4% 1 17 1
GABAPENTIN 113 0.2% 2 5 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 108 0.1% 12 44 4
SIPONIMOD 108 1.3% 1 8 0
GILENYA 107 6.4% 4 30 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Central nervous system lesion

2,416 reports
1,152 reports
978 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)