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Myopathy: Which Medications Cause It? (5,539 Reports Across 375 Drugs)

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Myopathy has been reported as an adverse event with 375 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,539 total reports. 332 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myopathy are ATORVASTATIN, SIMVASTATIN, and ROSUVASTATIN.

5,539
Total Reports
375
Drugs Involved
332
Deaths
2,503
Hospitalizations
58.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.9% / 51.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myopathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ATORVASTATIN 1,243 1.6% 50 562 140
SIMVASTATIN 624 2.3% 7 235 45
ROSUVASTATIN 596 1.6% 6 234 49
PREDNISONE 526 0.3% 28 313 44
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 321 0.5% 40 153 42
PREDNISOLONE 246 0.3% 31 104 18
DEXAMETHASONE 203 0.2% 28 93 18
METFORMIN 197 0.2% 0 184 39
METHOTREXATE 196 0.1% 25 77 25
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 177 0.2% 14 67 10
PRAVASTATIN 168 2.0% 0 22 13
RITUXIMAB 167 0.1% 33 85 14
EZETIMIBE 165 1.3% 0 24 4
OMALIZUMAB 149 0.2% 0 137 17
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 142 0.2% 10 73 20
DILTIAZEM 132 0.9% 0 127 24
SERTRALINE 131 0.2% 0 15 1
CYCLOSPORINE 128 0.2% 13 69 10
TACROLIMUS 120 0.1% 17 40 11
CLONAZEPAM 114 0.3% 0 113 17

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myopathy

1,243 reports
624 reports
596 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)