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Head discomfort: Which Medications Cause It? (14,924 Reports Across 663 Drugs)

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Head discomfort has been reported as an adverse event with 663 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,924 total reports. 418 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Head discomfort are ETANERCEPT, ADALIMUMAB, and PREGABALIN.

14,924
Total Reports
663
Drugs Involved
418
Deaths
2,645
Hospitalizations
55.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
73.0% / 27.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Head discomfort Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 557 0.2% 205 20 3
ADALIMUMAB 477 0.1% 155 76 2
PREGABALIN 449 0.4% 203 52 2
SERTRALINE 407 0.7% 199 16 8
VENLAFAXINE 392 0.8% 206 46 8
ACETAMINOPHEN 377 0.3% 218 22 3
TREPROSTINIL 340 0.4% 16 90 3
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 318 0.5% 197 44 2
ATORVASTATIN 305 0.4% 207 34 7
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 286 0.9% 205 20 10
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 281 0.9% 206 18 17
TOCILIZUMAB 266 0.3% 204 24 2
LETROZOLE 260 0.8% 195 21 11
SIMVASTATIN 253 0.9% 206 14 6
ASPIRIN 251 0.3% 202 22 4
PROPRANOLOL 249 1.3% 194 8 2
ESOMEPRAZOLE 246 0.3% 206 13 2
ANASTROZOLE 245 2.2% 206 11 5
TELMISARTAN 242 4.1% 207 18 2
VERAPAMIL 239 2.6% 203 8 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Head discomfort

557 reports
477 reports
449 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)