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Joint stiffness: Which Medications Cause It? (19,390 Reports Across 719 Drugs)

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Joint stiffness has been reported as an adverse event with 719 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 19,390 total reports. 722 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Joint stiffness are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

19,390
Total Reports
719
Drugs Involved
722
Deaths
3,135
Hospitalizations
55.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.2% / 28.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Joint stiffness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 3,927 0.8% 434 903 323
ETANERCEPT 2,944 0.8% 334 446 250
METHOTREXATE 2,304 0.9% 429 504 316
TOFACITINIB 1,819 1.2% 310 355 219
TOCILIZUMAB 1,749 1.8% 436 506 290
ABATACEPT 1,385 1.2% 385 418 294
RITUXIMAB 1,366 0.8% 366 513 321
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,228 2.2% 304 391 297
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,206 1.8% 369 362 269
SULFASALAZINE 1,167 2.9% 384 363 270
SECUKINUMAB 1,138 0.8% 307 373 303
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,018 1.0% 387 352 272
INFLIXIMAB 974 0.7% 345 336 245
GOLIMUMAB 966 1.4% 370 342 256
PREDNISONE 933 0.6% 384 363 272
APREMILAST 779 0.6% 360 233 227
DICLOFENAC 750 0.9% 459 327 316
DUPILUMAB 646 0.2% 0 23 1
AZATHIOPRINE 638 1.9% 319 223 200
FOLIC ACID 623 2.7% 392 295 271

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Joint stiffness

3,927 reports
2,944 reports
2,304 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)