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Huntington's disease: Which Medications Cause It? (237 Reports Across 8 Drugs)

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Huntington's disease has been reported as an adverse event with 8 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 237 total reports. 58 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Huntington's disease are TETRABENAZINE, DEUTETRABENAZINE, and CLOZAPINE.

237
Total Reports
8
Drugs Involved
58
Deaths
60
Hospitalizations
55.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.3% / 38.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Huntington's disease Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TETRABENAZINE 64 1.2% 37 10 0
DEUTETRABENAZINE 46 0.8% 3 8 1
CLOZAPINE 14 0.0% 5 4 1
VALBENAZINE 12 0.1% 4 3 0
QUETIAPINE 8 0.0% 0 6 0
ARIPIPRAZOLE 7 0.0% 0 3 0
SERTRALINE 5 0.0% 0 1 0
XENAZINE 5 1.8% 3 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Huntington's disease

64 reports
46 reports
14 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)