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Meningitis: Which Medications Cause It? (4,481 Reports Across 337 Drugs)

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Meningitis has been reported as an adverse event with 337 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,481 total reports. 604 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Meningitis are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G.

4,481
Total Reports
337
Drugs Involved
604
Deaths
2,753
Hospitalizations
50.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.0% / 42.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Meningitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 230 0.1% 11 124 19
METHOTREXATE 223 0.1% 28 119 44
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 203 0.3% 2 89 5
PREDNISONE 171 0.1% 32 90 22
RITUXIMAB 156 0.1% 33 91 17
ETANERCEPT 145 0.0% 6 69 4
NIVOLUMAB 133 0.2% 25 88 22
PEMBROLIZUMAB 130 0.2% 22 84 18
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 122 0.1% 37 56 28
INFLIXIMAB 110 0.1% 4 55 6
DEXAMETHASONE 108 0.1% 23 78 15
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 107 0.1% 46 70 26
PREDNISOLONE 107 0.1% 41 79 21
TOCILIZUMAB 104 0.1% 6 45 21
ECULIZUMAB 103 0.2% 6 57 6
TACROLIMUS 97 0.1% 45 61 21
LENALIDOMIDE 96 0.0% 8 63 4
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 84 0.1% 0 28 17
ATEZOLIZUMAB 80 0.2% 19 42 5
IPILIMUMAB 80 0.2% 16 50 16

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Meningitis

230 reports
223 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)