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Myelopathy: Which Medications Cause It? (1,375 Reports Across 122 Drugs)

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Myelopathy has been reported as an adverse event with 122 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,375 total reports. 144 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myelopathy are METHOTREXATE, CYTARABINE, and BUPRENORPHINE.

1,375
Total Reports
122
Drugs Involved
144
Deaths
638
Hospitalizations
47.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.8% / 52.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myelopathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 352 0.1% 52 91 14
CYTARABINE 185 0.4% 36 54 8
BUPRENORPHINE 80 0.1% 17 71 0
RITUXIMAB 79 0.0% 0 51 1
DEXAMETHASONE 73 0.1% 7 34 8
VINCRISTINE 60 0.1% 7 21 4
PREDNISOLONE 57 0.1% 16 28 4
PREDNISONE 57 0.0% 0 47 7
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 51 0.0% 11 21 3
NELARABINE 47 6.4% 3 8 5
AMPHETAMINE 44 0.7% 10 38 0
PREGABALIN 44 0.0% 11 39 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 43 0.1% 1 33 0
ADALIMUMAB 42 0.0% 1 26 0
ROSUVASTATIN 42 0.1% 0 33 0
DOXORUBICIN 38 0.1% 2 16 3
CLONAZEPAM 37 0.1% 8 34 0
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 37 0.2% 0 34 0
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 36 0.4% 11 32 0
FUROSEMIDE 34 0.1% 0 34 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myelopathy

352 reports
185 reports
80 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)