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Fall: Which Medications Cause It? (239,534 Reports Across 2,159 Drugs)

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Fall has been reported as an adverse event with 2,159 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 239,534 total reports. 17,783 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Fall are ADALIMUMAB, CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, and LENALIDOMIDE.

239,534
Total Reports
2,159
Drugs Involved
17,783
Deaths
122,852
Hospitalizations
66.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.7% / 35.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Fall Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 11,399 2.3% 873 5,641 453
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 7,132 12.2% 657 4,897 76
LENALIDOMIDE 6,229 1.8% 281 3,665 70
ETANERCEPT 5,839 1.6% 595 2,224 366
DALFAMPRIDINE 5,554 9.9% 48 1,483 11
APIXABAN 5,063 3.2% 687 2,620 446
METHOTREXATE 4,250 1.7% 560 2,363 604
DIMETHYL 4,208 4.6% 28 1,899 12
TOFACITINIB 4,064 2.6% 360 1,756 289
PREGABALIN 4,047 4.0% 330 1,902 168
FUROSEMIDE 3,410 6.6% 169 2,869 165
PIMAVANSERIN 3,366 7.3% 712 1,589 3
DENOSUMAB 3,322 2.2% 159 1,156 30
RIVAROXABAN 3,296 2.5% 867 2,422 241
TERIPARATIDE 3,293 4.7% 47 594 11
AMLODIPINE 3,215 5.0% 132 2,518 431
ABATACEPT 3,193 2.8% 350 1,810 377
RITUXIMAB 3,193 1.8% 593 1,967 601
TOCILIZUMAB 3,130 3.2% 597 1,736 359
INTERFERON BETA-1A 3,128 4.6% 48 1,571 29

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Fall

11,399 reports
7,132 reports
6,229 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)