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Myelitis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,130 Reports Across 108 Drugs)

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Myelitis has been reported as an adverse event with 108 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,130 total reports. 90 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myelitis are METHOTREXATE, RITUXIMAB, and MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL.

1,130
Total Reports
108
Drugs Involved
90
Deaths
498
Hospitalizations
48.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.3% / 35.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myelitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 112 0.0% 13 64 4
RITUXIMAB 94 0.1% 14 41 5
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 67 0.1% 8 30 10
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 62 0.1% 1 9 2
ADALIMUMAB 61 0.0% 2 27 3
TACROLIMUS 51 0.1% 14 22 17
PREDNISONE 49 0.0% 0 28 2
DOXORUBICIN 44 0.1% 3 9 1
PREDNISOLONE 43 0.1% 4 15 2
NIVOLUMAB 41 0.1% 10 23 4
NATALIZUMAB 39 0.1% 3 12 0
CARBOPLATIN 38 0.1% 1 3 0
ETANERCEPT 37 0.0% 1 19 0
DIMETHYL 34 0.0% 0 6 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 33 0.1% 4 17 0
FINGOLIMOD 32 0.1% 0 11 0
INFLIXIMAB 31 0.0% 1 14 3
IPILIMUMAB 30 0.1% 5 15 1
PEMBROLIZUMAB 29 0.0% 4 7 1
ETOPOSIDE 28 0.1% 1 2 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myelitis

112 reports
94 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)