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Dermatomyositis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,823 Reports Across 126 Drugs)

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Dermatomyositis has been reported as an adverse event with 126 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,823 total reports. 145 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Dermatomyositis are METHOTREXATE, PREDNISONE, and RITUXIMAB.

1,823
Total Reports
126
Drugs Involved
145
Deaths
699
Hospitalizations
53.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.8% / 34.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Dermatomyositis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 183 0.1% 4 30 4
PREDNISONE 168 0.1% 13 55 6
RITUXIMAB 152 0.1% 12 41 6
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 146 0.2% 3 7 2
ATORVASTATIN 133 0.2% 9 80 12
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 110 0.2% 11 23 5
NIVOLUMAB 84 0.1% 15 45 6
ADALIMUMAB 82 0.0% 1 35 5
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 69 0.1% 18 21 2
TOFACITINIB 66 0.0% 5 5 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 61 0.1% 13 19 1
TACROLIMUS 61 0.1% 17 24 9
AZATHIOPRINE 55 0.2% 1 11 2
ROSUVASTATIN 53 0.2% 1 28 3
PEMBROLIZUMAB 52 0.1% 14 32 8
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 51 0.1% 16 30 4
CARBOPLATIN 50 0.1% 9 27 0
ETANERCEPT 50 0.0% 0 11 1
CYCLOSPORINE 48 0.1% 7 16 3
PREDNISOLONE 48 0.1% 6 13 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Dermatomyositis

183 reports
168 reports
152 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)