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Neuralgia: Which Medications Cause It? (18,633 Reports Across 872 Drugs)

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Neuralgia has been reported as an adverse event with 872 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 18,633 total reports. 533 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Neuralgia are PREGABALIN, ADALIMUMAB, and GABAPENTIN.

18,633
Total Reports
872
Drugs Involved
533
Deaths
4,574
Hospitalizations
54.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.7% / 31.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Neuralgia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREGABALIN 1,187 1.2% 39 264 31
ADALIMUMAB 760 0.2% 3 238 9
GABAPENTIN 758 1.0% 160 302 152
CIPROFLOXACIN 720 1.6% 3 183 36
LENALIDOMIDE 579 0.2% 7 71 3
OCRELIZUMAB 440 0.8% 2 139 3
RITUXIMAB 424 0.2% 19 142 36
METHOTREXATE 372 0.2% 6 144 9
ETANERCEPT 368 0.1% 2 84 17
PREDNISONE 330 0.2% 12 174 9
FINGOLIMOD 309 0.4% 3 48 3
HYDROMORPHONE 283 0.3% 160 225 143
TOFACITINIB 278 0.2% 5 55 2
DUPILUMAB 274 0.1% 1 32 5
DULOXETINE 268 0.5% 3 46 9
LEVOFLOXACIN 264 0.7% 4 47 16
DIMETHYL 253 0.3% 1 75 2
ACETAMINOPHEN 248 0.2% 154 176 118
MORPHINE 244 0.2% 20 138 48
SODIUM OXYBATE 240 0.4% 0 40 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Neuralgia

1,187 reports
760 reports
758 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)