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Central nervous system lupus: Which Medications Cause It? (205 Reports Across 40 Drugs)

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Central nervous system lupus has been reported as an adverse event with 40 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 205 total reports. 7 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Central nervous system lupus are RITUXIMAB, HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, and APIXABAN.

205
Total Reports
40
Drugs Involved
7
Deaths
102
Hospitalizations
34.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
95.7% / 4.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Central nervous system lupus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 109 0.1% 1 63 0
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 99 0.2% 0 53 0
APIXABAN 62 0.0% 0 58 0
METHOTREXATE 60 0.0% 0 57 0
INDAPAMIDE 59 1.2% 0 56 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 59 0.1% 1 55 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 58 0.1% 0 55 0
MYCOPHENOLATE 58 0.7% 0 54 0
OLANZAPINE 58 0.1% 0 55 0
PREDNISONE 58 0.0% 0 54 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 56 0.0% 0 53 0
AMLODIPINE 56 0.1% 0 53 0
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 56 0.2% 0 53 0
FOLIC ACID 52 0.2% 0 52 0
CALCIUM 49 0.3% 0 11 0
PREDNISOLONE 47 0.1% 1 3 0
AZATHIOPRINE 43 0.1% 1 1 0
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 40 0.2% 0 4 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 40 0.1% 0 0 0
BELIMUMAB 39 0.2% 2 8 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Central nervous system lupus

109 reports
99 reports
62 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)