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Discomfort: Which Medications Cause It? (48,896 Reports Across 1,221 Drugs)

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Discomfort has been reported as an adverse event with 1,221 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 48,896 total reports. 2,407 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Discomfort are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and PREDNISONE.

48,896
Total Reports
1,221
Drugs Involved
2,407
Deaths
9,763
Hospitalizations
51.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.7% / 28.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Discomfort Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 6,569 1.3% 1,217 2,131 1,619
METHOTREXATE 5,760 2.3% 1,187 1,963 1,671
PREDNISONE 5,288 3.3% 1,159 1,881 1,614
INFLIXIMAB 5,209 3.7% 1,118 1,720 1,557
ETANERCEPT 5,185 1.5% 976 1,522 1,298
ABATACEPT 5,180 4.5% 1,085 1,726 1,630
RITUXIMAB 5,143 2.9% 1,190 1,918 1,636
DICLOFENAC 5,111 5.9% 1,257 1,785 1,597
TOCILIZUMAB 5,111 5.2% 1,221 1,794 1,570
LEFLUNOMIDE 5,037 8.9% 1,132 1,813 1,677
FOLIC ACID 5,017 21.9% 1,154 1,764 1,580
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 4,960 5.0% 1,149 1,631 1,540
CETIRIZINE 4,918 10.3% 1,169 1,689 1,584
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 4,890 7.3% 1,121 1,668 1,517
GOLIMUMAB 4,839 7.0% 1,113 1,572 1,495
DESOXIMETASONE 4,829 41.5% 1,155 1,629 1,567
ALENDRONATE 4,802 17.2% 1,180 1,705 1,604
SULFASALAZINE 4,725 11.8% 1,099 1,611 1,520
TOFACITINIB 4,629 3.0% 1,009 1,536 1,434
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 4,209 32.2% 1,050 1,544 1,468

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Discomfort

6,569 reports
5,760 reports
5,288 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)