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Muscle rigidity: Which Medications Cause It? (8,078 Reports Across 401 Drugs)

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Muscle rigidity has been reported as an adverse event with 401 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,078 total reports. 491 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Muscle rigidity are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, QUETIAPINE, and OLANZAPINE.

8,078
Total Reports
401
Drugs Involved
491
Deaths
3,851
Hospitalizations
54.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.0% / 48.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Muscle rigidity Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 1,671 2.9% 128 862 51
QUETIAPINE 645 0.9% 30 408 137
OLANZAPINE 524 1.0% 32 323 75
RISPERIDONE 521 0.7% 21 297 39
ARIPIPRAZOLE 393 0.6% 30 190 41
HALOPERIDOL 323 2.0% 41 203 53
CLOZAPINE 256 0.3% 10 141 19
SERTRALINE 238 0.4% 32 148 17
BACLOFEN 187 0.7% 4 96 17
MIRTAZAPINE 176 0.6% 9 115 58
LITHIUM 174 1.2% 7 124 32
PALIPERIDONE 174 0.4% 4 76 10
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 172 0.6% 28 101 48
VENLAFAXINE 172 0.4% 7 111 49
FENTANYL 167 0.2% 20 83 55
LORAZEPAM 162 0.5% 9 125 49
LAMOTRIGINE 158 0.3% 9 117 32
DIAZEPAM 139 0.4% 7 93 59
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 130 0.5% 1 81 12
FLUOXETINE 130 0.4% 1 68 29

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Muscle rigidity

1,671 reports
645 reports
524 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)