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Myasthenia gravis: Which Medications Cause It? (6,068 Reports Across 449 Drugs)

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Myasthenia gravis has been reported as an adverse event with 449 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,068 total reports. 706 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myasthenia gravis are EFGARTIGIMOD ALFA-FCAB, ECULIZUMAB, and PEMBROLIZUMAB.

6,068
Total Reports
449
Drugs Involved
706
Deaths
2,804
Hospitalizations
62.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.7% / 49.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myasthenia gravis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
EFGARTIGIMOD ALFA-FCAB 691 20.9% 20 319 36
ECULIZUMAB 487 1.1% 15 195 5
PEMBROLIZUMAB 469 0.6% 152 323 97
NIVOLUMAB 451 0.5% 126 312 156
RAVULIZUMAB-CWVZ 338 3.3% 8 139 4
PREDNISONE 217 0.1% 15 102 17
IPILIMUMAB 201 0.6% 59 140 62
PYRIDOSTIGMINE 193 9.8% 13 90 15
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 186 0.3% 17 88 9
ZILUCOPLAN 184 41.7% 3 60 8
GABAPENTIN 172 0.2% 140 153 121
SIMVASTATIN 172 0.6% 137 141 111
RITUXIMAB 161 0.1% 23 64 8
ATORVASTATIN 159 0.2% 0 49 7
ROZANOLIXIZUMAB 158 52.2% 1 44 1
ACETAMINOPHEN 151 0.1% 145 139 115
HYDROMORPHONE 151 0.2% 139 140 111
ALBUTEROL 149 0.2% 143 136 117
AMIODARONE 148 0.6% 141 137 117
CEFTRIAXONE 147 0.8% 140 136 111

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myasthenia gravis

487 reports
469 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)