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Corneal thinning: Which Medications Cause It? (162 Reports Across 19 Drugs)

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Corneal thinning has been reported as an adverse event with 19 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 162 total reports. 8 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Corneal thinning are RIBOFLAVIN 5'-PHOSPHATE, DEVICE, and DEXAMETHASONE\NEOMYCIN\POLYMYXIN B.

162
Total Reports
19
Drugs Involved
8
Deaths
17
Hospitalizations
57.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.5% / 44.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Corneal thinning Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RIBOFLAVIN 5'-PHOSPHATE 15 6.0% 0 0 0
DEVICE 10 0.1% 0 0 0
DEXAMETHASONE\NEOMYCIN\POLYMYXIN B 8 1.1% 0 0 0
PREDNISOLONE 8 0.0% 0 2 0
DICLOFENAC 7 0.0% 1 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 6 0.0% 0 0 0
CENEGERMIN-BKBJ 6 0.1% 0 0 0
DEXAMETHASONE 6 0.0% 0 0 0
KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 6 0.1% 0 0 0
LATANOPROST 6 0.0% 0 1 0
METHOTREXATE 6 0.0% 0 3 0
MOXIFLOXACIN 6 0.0% 0 0 0
RIBOFLAVIN 5^-PHOSPHATE 6 2.5% 0 0 0
ALLOPURINOL 5 0.0% 0 0 1
DUPILUMAB 5 0.0% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 5 0.0% 1 4 0
FLUOROMETHOLONE 5 0.4% 0 0 0
NEPAFENAC 5 0.3% 1 0 0
TOBRAMYCIN 5 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Corneal thinning

10 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)