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Fibromyalgia: Which Medications Cause It? (18,134 Reports Across 750 Drugs)

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Fibromyalgia has been reported as an adverse event with 750 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 18,134 total reports. 2,449 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Fibromyalgia are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

18,134
Total Reports
750
Drugs Involved
2,449
Deaths
5,513
Hospitalizations
52.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
93.4% / 6.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Fibromyalgia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 4,457 0.9% 1,814 2,181 1,941
METHOTREXATE 4,131 1.6% 1,894 2,276 2,043
ETANERCEPT 3,589 1.0% 1,434 1,707 1,555
TOCILIZUMAB 3,363 3.4% 1,904 2,017 1,899
ABATACEPT 3,315 2.9% 1,682 1,968 1,987
LEFLUNOMIDE 3,221 5.7% 1,839 2,061 2,061
PREDNISONE 3,140 2.0% 1,726 2,075 1,918
RITUXIMAB 3,065 1.7% 1,885 2,096 2,010
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 3,048 4.6% 1,719 1,813 1,810
TOFACITINIB 3,031 2.0% 1,563 1,687 1,712
INFLIXIMAB 2,870 2.1% 1,743 1,836 1,881
SECUKINUMAB 2,779 1.8% 1,791 1,915 1,984
ALENDRONATE 2,665 9.6% 1,831 1,916 1,943
SULFASALAZINE 2,632 6.6% 1,679 1,748 1,805
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 2,621 2.6% 1,734 1,738 1,829
GOLIMUMAB 2,579 3.7% 1,662 1,695 1,789
DICLOFENAC 2,551 2.9% 1,918 1,853 1,949
FOLIC ACID 2,496 10.9% 1,815 1,827 1,909
CETIRIZINE 2,409 5.1% 1,799 1,776 1,905
DESOXIMETASONE 2,402 20.6% 1,767 1,749 1,888

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Fibromyalgia

4,457 reports
4,131 reports
3,589 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)