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Muscular weakness: Which Medications Cause It? (79,219 Reports Across 1,600 Drugs)

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Muscular weakness has been reported as an adverse event with 1,600 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 79,219 total reports. 4,159 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Muscular weakness are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and RITUXIMAB.

79,219
Total Reports
1,600
Drugs Involved
4,159
Deaths
25,849
Hospitalizations
58.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.8% / 36.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Muscular weakness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 3,605 0.7% 912 1,694 916
METHOTREXATE 2,813 1.1% 965 1,587 1,094
RITUXIMAB 2,621 1.5% 986 1,747 1,193
ATORVASTATIN 2,494 3.1% 35 1,088 332
PREDNISONE 2,236 1.4% 817 1,601 991
ETANERCEPT 2,207 0.6% 611 914 684
DALFAMPRIDINE 1,916 3.4% 15 378 2
TOCILIZUMAB 1,790 1.8% 858 1,072 805
FINGOLIMOD 1,769 2.5% 16 489 47
SECUKINUMAB 1,747 1.2% 855 1,215 1,041
ABATACEPT 1,604 1.4% 738 959 785
TOFACITINIB 1,583 1.0% 652 825 661
TERIPARATIDE 1,535 2.2% 3 51 4
OCRELIZUMAB 1,519 2.7% 7 537 5
CETIRIZINE 1,504 3.2% 801 949 873
INFLIXIMAB 1,489 1.1% 736 921 729
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,468 2.6% 827 1,020 885
DIMETHYL 1,455 1.6% 10 468 4
ALENDRONATE 1,432 5.1% 798 1,116 793
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,392 2.1% 718 881 738

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Muscular weakness

3,605 reports
2,813 reports
2,621 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)