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Hydrocephalus: Which Medications Cause It? (3,574 Reports Across 315 Drugs)

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Hydrocephalus has been reported as an adverse event with 315 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,574 total reports. 875 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hydrocephalus are DEXAMETHASONE, ASPIRIN, and PREDNISONE.

3,574
Total Reports
315
Drugs Involved
875
Deaths
1,941
Hospitalizations
46.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.5% / 49.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hydrocephalus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DEXAMETHASONE 134 0.1% 46 95 26
ASPIRIN 120 0.1% 54 77 21
PREDNISONE 117 0.1% 55 89 48
METHOTREXATE 109 0.0% 30 51 22
APIXABAN 107 0.1% 44 61 30
ADALIMUMAB 106 0.0% 14 53 10
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 106 0.1% 63 65 25
RIVAROXABAN 104 0.1% 51 64 39
TACROLIMUS 97 0.1% 48 78 44
WARFARIN 87 0.2% 43 53 8
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 83 0.1% 43 69 43
PREDNISOLONE 82 0.1% 32 50 19
VINCRISTINE 80 0.1% 34 45 14
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 69 0.2% 42 45 18
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 69 0.1% 37 60 33
CYTARABINE 61 0.1% 14 19 11
ETOPOSIDE 61 0.1% 11 14 6
RIFAMPIN 61 0.5% 18 37 8
ETHAMBUTOL 58 0.8% 14 19 3
RITUXIMAB 57 0.0% 23 29 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hydrocephalus

134 reports
120 reports
117 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)