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Facial paresis: Which Medications Cause It? (2,297 Reports Across 196 Drugs)

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Facial paresis has been reported as an adverse event with 196 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,297 total reports. 136 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Facial paresis are ONABOTULINUMTOXINA, DEOXYCHOLIC ACID, and METHOTREXATE.

2,297
Total Reports
196
Drugs Involved
136
Deaths
873
Hospitalizations
53.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.9% / 32.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Facial paresis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 478 1.0% 0 21 3
DEOXYCHOLIC ACID 129 5.7% 0 0 0
METHOTREXATE 89 0.0% 20 65 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 68 0.1% 23 51 9
RIVAROXABAN 57 0.0% 3 47 15
RITUXIMAB 52 0.0% 10 30 5
ADALIMUMAB 48 0.0% 2 37 1
ASPIRIN 48 0.1% 16 20 4
BOTOX COSMETIC 45 2.5% 0 0 0
DOXORUBICIN 44 0.1% 14 27 0
ABOBOTULINUMTOXINA 43 0.7% 0 3 0
PREDNISOLONE 42 0.1% 21 33 18
VINCRISTINE 38 0.1% 13 25 0
APIXABAN 36 0.0% 3 34 15
PREDNISONE 36 0.0% 21 20 2
FINGOLIMOD 35 0.1% 0 15 1
DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE 33 0.1% 5 28 8
DEXAMETHASONE 32 0.0% 11 29 6
TACROLIMUS 30 0.0% 8 24 15
DULOXETINE 29 0.1% 0 20 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Facial paresis

478 reports
129 reports
89 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)