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Myositis: Which Medications Cause It? (5,872 Reports Across 462 Drugs)

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Myositis has been reported as an adverse event with 462 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,872 total reports. 936 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myositis are NIVOLUMAB, PEMBROLIZUMAB, and ATORVASTATIN.

5,872
Total Reports
462
Drugs Involved
936
Deaths
3,323
Hospitalizations
58.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.1% / 52.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myositis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NIVOLUMAB 682 0.8% 238 455 184
PEMBROLIZUMAB 596 0.7% 172 362 108
ATORVASTATIN 448 0.6% 21 267 56
METHOTREXATE 418 0.2% 197 272 194
PREDNISONE 369 0.2% 220 299 189
RITUXIMAB 355 0.2% 204 257 232
ADALIMUMAB 344 0.1% 189 262 190
IPILIMUMAB 305 0.8% 86 196 83
ATEZOLIZUMAB 249 0.7% 57 138 10
INFLIXIMAB 249 0.2% 179 204 173
TOCILIZUMAB 238 0.2% 170 182 157
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 232 0.4% 183 197 183
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 230 0.4% 180 203 186
LEFLUNOMIDE 221 0.4% 184 195 183
DICLOFENAC 213 0.3% 199 204 199
SECUKINUMAB 209 0.1% 177 189 179
ABATACEPT 205 0.2% 159 177 169
NAPROXEN 202 0.4% 186 193 185
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 199 0.5% 176 180 187
OXYCODONE 197 0.1% 176 185 183

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myositis

682 reports
596 reports
448 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)