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Diabetic retinopathy: Which Medications Cause It? (2,178 Reports Across 126 Drugs)

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Diabetic retinopathy has been reported as an adverse event with 126 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,178 total reports. 43 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Diabetic retinopathy are INSULIN LISPRO, INSULIN GLARGINE, and INSULIN ASPART.

2,178
Total Reports
126
Drugs Involved
43
Deaths
430
Hospitalizations
57.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.7% / 43.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Diabetic retinopathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
INSULIN LISPRO 379 0.5% 1 56 4
INSULIN GLARGINE 261 0.3% 1 58 9
INSULIN ASPART 249 1.1% 0 42 6
INSULIN HUMAN 203 0.7% 0 46 3
SEMAGLUTIDE 130 0.2% 0 14 2
METFORMIN 123 0.1% 1 45 1
DULAGLUTIDE 109 0.2% 0 10 0
RANIBIZUMAB 94 0.6% 2 35 0
INSULIN DETEMIR 82 0.9% 0 9 0
INSULIN DEGLUDEC 66 0.6% 0 7 0
BEVACIZUMAB 49 0.1% 1 32 0
ATORVASTATIN 46 0.1% 0 13 0
TIRZEPATIDE 45 0.1% 0 4 0
SITAGLIPTIN 43 0.2% 12 15 2
LIRAGLUTIDE 38 0.2% 0 4 0
AFLIBERCEPT 36 0.1% 1 4 0
INSULIN GLULISINE 36 1.0% 0 9 2
ASPIRIN 34 0.0% 0 4 0
PREGABALIN 31 0.0% 0 3 0
ADALIMUMAB 26 0.0% 0 10 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Diabetic retinopathy

379 reports
261 reports
249 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)