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Joint effusion: Which Medications Cause It? (4,949 Reports Across 338 Drugs)

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Joint effusion has been reported as an adverse event with 338 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,949 total reports. 95 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Joint effusion are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

4,949
Total Reports
338
Drugs Involved
95
Deaths
1,735
Hospitalizations
52.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.7% / 32.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Joint effusion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,367 0.3% 22 414 70
METHOTREXATE 917 0.4% 18 242 77
ETANERCEPT 826 0.2% 18 205 59
TOFACITINIB 520 0.3% 23 123 48
LEFLUNOMIDE 407 0.7% 15 96 18
TOCILIZUMAB 391 0.4% 18 187 65
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 380 0.6% 17 158 62
INFLIXIMAB 372 0.3% 17 156 65
RITUXIMAB 368 0.2% 15 169 14
PREDNISONE 357 0.2% 19 194 68
ABATACEPT 349 0.3% 10 149 62
SULFASALAZINE 321 0.8% 17 138 63
ALENDRONATE 228 0.8% 21 156 19
SECUKINUMAB 188 0.1% 6 63 9
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 180 0.2% 15 57 16
NAPROXEN 162 0.3% 18 83 64
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 145 0.2% 17 37 18
GOLIMUMAB 131 0.2% 16 58 20
PREGABALIN 121 0.1% 18 32 20
PANTOPRAZOLE 111 0.1% 18 32 19

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Joint effusion

1,367 reports
917 reports
826 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)