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Herpes zoster: Which Medications Cause It? (43,588 Reports Across 906 Drugs)

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Herpes zoster has been reported as an adverse event with 906 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 43,588 total reports. 1,566 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Herpes zoster are ADALIMUMAB, TOFACITINIB, and ETANERCEPT.

43,588
Total Reports
906
Drugs Involved
1,566
Deaths
11,721
Hospitalizations
59.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.3% / 28.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Herpes zoster Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 3,783 0.8% 107 805 125
TOFACITINIB 3,575 2.3% 93 596 108
ETANERCEPT 3,129 0.9% 101 421 111
METHOTREXATE 2,589 1.0% 128 694 146
RITUXIMAB 2,228 1.3% 222 682 190
INFLIXIMAB 2,081 1.5% 93 521 115
LENALIDOMIDE 1,762 0.5% 78 525 23
TOCILIZUMAB 1,676 1.7% 105 402 138
OCRELIZUMAB 1,433 2.6% 0 184 4
ABATACEPT 1,395 1.2% 71 280 111
PREDNISONE 1,362 0.9% 60 568 63
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,254 1.9% 67 293 106
DUPILUMAB 1,097 0.3% 4 96 1
UPADACITINIB 1,095 1.7% 23 316 13
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 985 1.0% 4 137 9
FINGOLIMOD 895 1.3% 4 143 7
LEFLUNOMIDE 776 1.4% 59 172 98
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 775 0.6% 140 288 56
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 770 1.0% 68 340 22
SECUKINUMAB 762 0.5% 17 136 9

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Herpes zoster

3,783 reports
3,575 reports
3,129 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)