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Lyme disease: Which Medications Cause It? (2,516 Reports Across 166 Drugs)

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Lyme disease has been reported as an adverse event with 166 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,516 total reports. 24 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Lyme disease are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and SODIUM OXYBATE.

2,516
Total Reports
166
Drugs Involved
24
Deaths
552
Hospitalizations
53.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.6% / 32.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Lyme disease Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 266 0.1% 1 83 5
METHOTREXATE 163 0.1% 0 69 6
SODIUM OXYBATE 129 0.2% 0 7 0
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 122 0.2% 0 57 5
ETANERCEPT 120 0.0% 1 21 3
PREDNISONE 118 0.1% 0 53 6
PREGABALIN 117 0.1% 0 50 5
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 110 0.2% 0 20 1
LEVOFLOXACIN 101 0.3% 0 45 5
BISOPROLOL 97 0.4% 0 44 5
CELECOXIB 97 0.3% 1 42 5
SULFASALAZINE 97 0.2% 0 46 6
LEFLUNOMIDE 94 0.2% 0 44 5
MEPERIDINE 93 1.5% 0 42 5
NORFLOXACIN 93 11.6% 0 43 5
CEFACLOR 92 8.7% 0 42 5
ERYTHROMYCIN 91 1.2% 0 42 4
METRONIDAZOLE 88 0.4% 0 40 5
DICLOFENAC\MISOPROSTOL 87 5.6% 0 41 4
MISOPROSTOL 64 1.8% 0 40 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Lyme disease

266 reports
163 reports
129 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)