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Intervertebral disc protrusion: Which Medications Cause It? (14,913 Reports Across 570 Drugs)

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Intervertebral disc protrusion has been reported as an adverse event with 570 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,913 total reports. 225 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Intervertebral disc protrusion are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

14,913
Total Reports
570
Drugs Involved
225
Deaths
6,155
Hospitalizations
56.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.3% / 31.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Intervertebral disc protrusion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 2,760 0.6% 3 1,169 6
ETANERCEPT 751 0.2% 3 253 15
METHOTREXATE 648 0.3% 12 338 17
SODIUM OXYBATE 427 0.7% 0 83 0
PREGABALIN 415 0.4% 2 143 29
TOFACITINIB 393 0.3% 6 102 2
UPADACITINIB 384 0.6% 1 144 1
INTERFERON BETA-1A 295 0.4% 2 180 6
PREDNISONE 285 0.2% 5 119 5
SECUKINUMAB 268 0.2% 2 77 5
ABATACEPT 257 0.2% 3 108 23
RITUXIMAB 235 0.1% 12 152 11
INFLIXIMAB 233 0.2% 0 91 1
TOCILIZUMAB 223 0.2% 0 120 7
NATALIZUMAB 219 0.3% 0 123 2
OCRELIZUMAB 217 0.4% 2 98 3
DIMETHYL 216 0.2% 0 127 2
DENOSUMAB 208 0.1% 6 54 2
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 194 0.3% 0 62 1
ALENDRONATE 183 0.7% 6 167 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Intervertebral disc protrusion

2,760 reports
751 reports
648 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)