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Facial asymmetry: Which Medications Cause It? (784 Reports Across 77 Drugs)

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Facial asymmetry has been reported as an adverse event with 77 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 784 total reports. 28 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Facial asymmetry are ONABOTULINUMTOXINA, DEOXYCHOLIC ACID, and ABOBOTULINUMTOXINA.

784
Total Reports
77
Drugs Involved
28
Deaths
227
Hospitalizations
47.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
78.2% / 21.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Facial asymmetry Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 207 0.4% 0 14 0
DEOXYCHOLIC ACID 55 2.4% 0 0 0
ABOBOTULINUMTOXINA 46 0.8% 0 3 1
OCTREOTIDE 30 0.1% 9 22 0
CAPECITABINE 27 0.0% 9 19 0
ARIPIPRAZOLE 24 0.0% 0 11 11
CARBOPLATIN 22 0.0% 0 8 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 22 0.0% 7 12 1
QUETIAPINE 21 0.0% 0 2 0
ASPIRIN 17 0.0% 0 15 0
ATORVASTATIN 17 0.0% 0 15 0
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 17 0.1% 0 11 11
INCOBOTULINUMTOXINA 17 0.4% 0 1 0
RISPERIDONE 17 0.0% 0 12 11
AMLODIPINE\LISINOPRIL 15 21.1% 0 15 0
BISOPROLOL 15 0.1% 0 15 0
METOPROLOL 15 0.0% 0 15 0
OLANZAPINE 15 0.0% 0 11 11
PROPAFENONE 15 0.8% 0 15 0
DABIGATRAN 14 0.7% 0 14 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Facial asymmetry

207 reports
55 reports
46 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)