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Freezing phenomenon: Which Medications Cause It? (3,093 Reports Across 50 Drugs)

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Freezing phenomenon has been reported as an adverse event with 50 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,093 total reports. 152 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Freezing phenomenon are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, PIMAVANSERIN, and FOSCARBIDOPA\FOSLEVODOPA.

3,093
Total Reports
50
Drugs Involved
152
Deaths
1,308
Hospitalizations
69.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
40.1% / 59.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Freezing phenomenon Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 2,311 4.0% 131 1,110 28
PIMAVANSERIN 143 0.3% 12 25 0
FOSCARBIDOPA\FOSLEVODOPA 111 3.5% 2 65 0
APOMORPHINE 102 1.3% 4 12 0
LEVODOPA 87 1.3% 1 18 0
AMANTADINE 83 1.6% 0 28 0
ISTRADEFYLLINE 73 1.5% 1 4 0
CLOZAPINE 65 0.1% 2 36 0
ROTIGOTINE 61 0.8% 0 13 0
QUETIAPINE 58 0.1% 1 25 0
PRAMIPEXOLE 53 0.9% 1 21 1
OPICAPONE 46 4.2% 0 7 0
ROPINIROLE 46 1.1% 1 19 0
RIVASTIGMINE 39 0.4% 4 2 3
DROXIDOPA 37 0.2% 1 5 0
CARBIDOPA\ENTACAPONE\LEVODOPA 34 1.4% 0 9 0
BENSERAZIDE\LEVODOPA 29 1.4% 0 13 0
ENTACAPONE 28 2.0% 0 14 0
SAFINAMIDE 25 5.8% 2 2 0
RASAGILINE 24 0.9% 1 8 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Freezing phenomenon

2,311 reports
143 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)