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Macular degeneration: Which Medications Cause It? (8,499 Reports Across 491 Drugs)

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Macular degeneration has been reported as an adverse event with 491 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,499 total reports. 96 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Macular degeneration are ADALIMUMAB, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, and PREGABALIN.

8,499
Total Reports
491
Drugs Involved
96
Deaths
1,173
Hospitalizations
73.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
76.5% / 23.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Macular degeneration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,407 0.3% 1 320 3
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE 828 35.2% 1 222 1
PREGABALIN 826 0.8% 1 194 1
PREDNISONE 821 0.5% 0 227 1
BUDESONIDE 820 3.3% 0 251 1
MESALAMINE 810 4.2% 0 245 2
METRONIDAZOLE 796 3.5% 0 252 1
ATORVASTATIN 794 1.0% 0 234 3
ACETAMINOPHEN 793 0.6% 2 225 1
ALPRAZOLAM 792 1.6% 0 228 1
CLARITHROMYCIN 791 4.2% 0 232 1
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 787 3.1% 0 227 1
NICOTINE 784 2.4% 0 222 1
NADOLOL 781 41.6% 0 225 1
ERTAPENEM 776 19.1% 0 220 1
MORPHINE 775 0.6% 0 219 1
MUPIROCIN 771 22.3% 0 222 1
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 769 4.6% 0 234 1
CLOTRIMAZOLE 767 29.5% 0 230 1
BISACODYL 764 22.1% 0 230 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Macular degeneration

1,407 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)