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Deafness: Which Medications Cause It? (19,276 Reports Across 720 Drugs)

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Deafness has been reported as an adverse event with 720 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 19,276 total reports. 406 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Deafness are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

19,276
Total Reports
720
Drugs Involved
406
Deaths
2,822
Hospitalizations
61.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.0% / 41.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Deafness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,300 0.3% 3 341 8
METHOTREXATE 635 0.3% 1 267 13
ETANERCEPT 629 0.2% 2 243 8
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 471 0.4% 4 32 3
APIXABAN 455 0.3% 1 31 1
LENALIDOMIDE 397 0.1% 3 44 4
TOFACITINIB 388 0.3% 8 56 6
CISPLATIN 344 0.7% 18 38 17
AMIKACIN 320 2.8% 19 97 1
ATORVASTATIN 308 0.4% 8 28 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 282 0.5% 0 219 7
SECUKINUMAB 281 0.2% 2 56 13
ASPIRIN 276 0.3% 1 186 7
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 263 0.4% 0 185 5
RITUXIMAB 245 0.1% 15 96 11
CARBOPLATIN 243 0.3% 9 9 5
PREGABALIN 241 0.2% 2 29 2
DICLOFENAC 232 0.3% 0 183 5
TEPROTUMUMAB-TRBW 221 4.5% 0 4 1
NAPROXEN 220 0.4% 0 186 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Deafness

1,300 reports
635 reports
629 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)