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Cerebral atrophy: Which Medications Cause It? (2,045 Reports Across 212 Drugs)

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Cerebral atrophy has been reported as an adverse event with 212 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,045 total reports. 185 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cerebral atrophy are FINGOLIMOD, VALPROIC ACID, and PHENYTOIN.

2,045
Total Reports
212
Drugs Involved
185
Deaths
957
Hospitalizations
53.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.0% / 47.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cerebral atrophy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
FINGOLIMOD 87 0.1% 1 19 3
VALPROIC ACID 84 0.4% 2 39 5
PHENYTOIN 58 0.4% 6 23 2
METHOTREXATE 55 0.0% 3 28 5
LEVETIRACETAM 54 0.1% 2 27 3
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 52 0.0% 12 28 12
OLANZAPINE 52 0.1% 1 27 18
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 50 0.1% 8 34 1
VALPROATE 50 0.3% 2 23 1
OCRELIZUMAB 48 0.1% 0 11 1
INTERFERON BETA-1A 46 0.1% 2 11 0
PREDNISONE 46 0.0% 10 37 12
RISPERIDONE 45 0.1% 2 35 5
ADALIMUMAB 43 0.0% 3 27 3
ZOMETA 40 4.6% 12 30 0
LAMOTRIGINE 39 0.1% 0 28 0
DIVALPROEX 38 0.3% 1 17 0
QUETIAPINE 38 0.1% 1 21 1
TACROLIMUS 37 0.0% 4 29 10
RITUXIMAB 36 0.0% 8 14 9

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cerebral atrophy

87 reports
84 reports
58 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)