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Gliosis: Which Medications Cause It? (250 Reports Across 33 Drugs)

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Gliosis has been reported as an adverse event with 33 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 250 total reports. 27 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Gliosis are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and CHLORPROMAZINE.

250
Total Reports
33
Drugs Involved
27
Deaths
116
Hospitalizations
47.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.0% / 45.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Gliosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 31 0.0% 2 8 0
METHOTREXATE 19 0.0% 1 12 1
CHLORPROMAZINE 17 0.4% 0 0 0
HYDRALAZINE 17 0.3% 0 0 0
METHYLDOPA 17 0.7% 0 0 0
MINOCYCLINE 17 0.3% 0 0 0
PROCAINAMIDE 17 7.5% 0 0 0
VORICONAZOLE 17 0.1% 0 0 0
TERBINAFINE 16 0.2% 0 0 0
QUINIDINE 15 4.6% 0 0 0
CARBOPLATIN 14 0.0% 1 8 0
PHENYTOIN 13 0.1% 1 6 1
LEVETIRACETAM 10 0.0% 1 5 1
ETOPOSIDE 9 0.0% 1 4 0
TACROLIMUS 9 0.0% 1 7 0
INFLIXIMAB 8 0.0% 0 8 0
PEMBROLIZUMAB 8 0.0% 0 8 0
VINCRISTINE 8 0.0% 0 6 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 7 0.0% 4 4 0
IRINOTECAN 7 0.0% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Gliosis

31 reports
19 reports
17 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)