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Horner's syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (401 Reports Across 35 Drugs)

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Horner's syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 35 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 401 total reports. 17 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Horner's syndrome are LIDOCAINE, ROPIVACAINE, and BUPIVACAINE.

401
Total Reports
35
Drugs Involved
17
Deaths
123
Hospitalizations
41.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.2% / 29.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Horner's syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LIDOCAINE 95 0.4% 0 29 3
ROPIVACAINE 95 3.2% 0 25 5
BUPIVACAINE 94 0.8% 0 28 0
FENTANYL 53 0.1% 0 15 0
SUFENTANIL 31 0.7% 0 1 0
EPINEPHRINE 26 0.2% 0 4 1
LEVOBUPIVACAINE 17 4.3% 0 6 0
EPINEPHRINE\LIDOCAINE 16 0.7% 0 7 0
RITUXIMAB 15 0.0% 2 2 2
CLONIDINE 14 0.1% 0 2 0
DEXAMETHASONE 13 0.0% 1 4 2
SODIUM 11 0.1% 0 7 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 10 0.0% 2 2 2
DOXORUBICIN 10 0.0% 2 2 2
ETOPOSIDE 10 0.0% 3 3 2
VINCRISTINE 10 0.0% 1 2 2
ADALIMUMAB 9 0.0% 1 4 0
CYTARABINE 9 0.0% 2 2 2
TAMOXIFEN 9 0.1% 0 5 0
BUPIVACAINE\EPINEPHRINE 8 4.6% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Horner's syndrome

95 reports
95 reports
94 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)