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Myalgia: Which Medications Cause It? (117,039 Reports Across 1,645 Drugs)

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Myalgia has been reported as an adverse event with 1,645 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 117,039 total reports. 2,267 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myalgia are ATORVASTATIN, EVOLOCUMAB, and ROSUVASTATIN.

117,039
Total Reports
1,645
Drugs Involved
2,267
Deaths
20,691
Hospitalizations
57.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.7% / 35.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myalgia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ATORVASTATIN 7,155 9.0% 233 1,230 206
EVOLOCUMAB 5,061 3.4% 15 177 9
ROSUVASTATIN 3,958 10.9% 29 610 137
SIMVASTATIN 3,919 14.5% 252 422 99
ADALIMUMAB 3,134 0.6% 156 621 53
DUPILUMAB 3,064 0.8% 2 178 9
DENOSUMAB 2,965 2.0% 28 268 19
LEVOTHYROXINE 2,467 4.0% 5 268 16
CIPROFLOXACIN 2,291 5.2% 17 529 92
EZETIMIBE 2,066 15.8% 194 178 61
TERIPARATIDE 1,904 2.7% 1 62 5
SELEXIPAG 1,778 9.6% 185 846 12
METHOTREXATE 1,702 0.7% 36 449 37
ETANERCEPT 1,646 0.5% 201 175 35
ALIROCUMAB 1,571 6.9% 1 79 5
LEVOFLOXACIN 1,437 3.6% 5 277 53
OMALIZUMAB 1,414 2.2% 13 508 86
TREPROSTINIL 1,406 1.5% 36 431 18
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 1,363 4.1% 205 329 42
TOFACITINIB 1,343 0.9% 24 152 19

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myalgia

7,155 reports
5,061 reports
3,958 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)