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Neuromyopathy: Which Medications Cause It? (706 Reports Across 74 Drugs)

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Neuromyopathy has been reported as an adverse event with 74 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 706 total reports. 52 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Neuromyopathy are HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, ATORVASTATIN, and COLCHICINE.

706
Total Reports
74
Drugs Involved
52
Deaths
316
Hospitalizations
56.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.9% / 44.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Neuromyopathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 33 0.1% 8 20 11
ATORVASTATIN 30 0.0% 2 17 3
COLCHICINE 28 0.4% 1 11 0
AMIODARONE 22 0.1% 0 15 1
PEMBROLIZUMAB 20 0.0% 4 9 3
FUROSEMIDE 19 0.0% 0 11 2
TOPIRAMATE 17 0.1% 0 10 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 15 0.0% 0 6 0
LEVETIRACETAM 15 0.0% 0 8 1
OXALIPLATIN 15 0.0% 0 6 5
SIMVASTATIN 15 0.1% 0 13 0
LAMIVUDINE 14 0.1% 0 4 3
PROPOFOL 14 0.1% 0 6 2
RITUXIMAB 14 0.0% 1 9 0
PHENYTOIN 13 0.1% 0 7 0
CARBOPLATIN 12 0.0% 0 12 0
COLCHICINE\PROBENECID 12 14.0% 0 5 0
NIVOLUMAB 12 0.0% 4 7 3
QUETIAPINE 12 0.0% 2 11 5
VINCRISTINE 12 0.0% 0 9 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Neuromyopathy

33 reports
30 reports
28 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)