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Muscle contracture: Which Medications Cause It? (1,326 Reports Across 145 Drugs)

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Muscle contracture has been reported as an adverse event with 145 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,326 total reports. 54 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Muscle contracture are BACLOFEN, ARIPIPRAZOLE, and METHYLPHENIDATE.

1,326
Total Reports
145
Drugs Involved
54
Deaths
472
Hospitalizations
47.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.1% / 36.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Muscle contracture Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BACLOFEN 47 0.2% 2 27 2
ARIPIPRAZOLE 44 0.1% 0 24 6
METHYLPHENIDATE 42 0.1% 0 34 0
METHOTREXATE 38 0.0% 6 4 0
ADALIMUMAB 35 0.0% 0 17 0
LEVOFLOXACIN 32 0.1% 2 4 1
ATORVASTATIN 31 0.0% 0 18 5
QUETIAPINE 31 0.0% 0 16 3
RISPERIDONE 29 0.0% 0 6 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 28 0.1% 5 16 0
VALSARTAN 27 0.1% 5 4 0
CLONAZEPAM 26 0.1% 0 22 0
OMEPRAZOLE 26 0.0% 0 1 0
SODIUM 26 0.1% 0 1 0
OXALIPLATIN 25 0.0% 0 8 0
PREGABALIN 25 0.0% 0 6 1
HALOPERIDOL 24 0.2% 0 7 1
MORPHINE 24 0.0% 0 4 0
VALPROATE 24 0.2% 1 15 0
GABAPENTIN 23 0.0% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Muscle contracture

47 reports
44 reports
42 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)