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Multiple sclerosis: Which Medications Cause It? (33,621 Reports Across 407 Drugs)

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Multiple sclerosis has been reported as an adverse event with 407 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 33,621 total reports. 919 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Multiple sclerosis are DIMETHYL, NATALIZUMAB, and INTERFERON BETA-1A.

33,621
Total Reports
407
Drugs Involved
919
Deaths
7,168
Hospitalizations
48.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.9% / 25.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Multiple sclerosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DIMETHYL 5,074 5.5% 98 1,339 14
NATALIZUMAB 4,078 6.3% 197 1,117 36
INTERFERON BETA-1A 3,412 5.1% 185 960 20
OCRELIZUMAB 2,609 4.6% 28 604 17
GLATIRAMER 2,596 5.6% 22 240 3
DALFAMPRIDINE 2,224 4.0% 89 537 11
FINGOLIMOD 2,123 3.0% 51 384 28
TERIFLUNOMIDE 1,983 5.1% 24 337 7
OFATUMUMAB 1,267 4.2% 6 131 17
DIROXIMEL 978 9.2% 12 169 3
ADALIMUMAB 614 0.1% 7 139 4
INTERFERON BETA-1B 589 4.8% 24 116 10
PEGINTERFERON BETA-1A 536 4.3% 14 153 2
SIPONIMOD 455 5.3% 11 85 9
TYSABRI 443 5.4% 9 57 1
RITUXIMAB 363 0.2% 4 49 30
ETANERCEPT 362 0.1% 1 41 16
PREGABALIN 319 0.3% 19 62 21
ALEMTUZUMAB 289 2.0% 13 116 11
AVONEX 262 4.3% 20 76 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Multiple sclerosis

5,074 reports
4,078 reports
3,412 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)