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Night sweats: Which Medications Cause It? (23,820 Reports Across 879 Drugs)

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Night sweats has been reported as an adverse event with 879 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 23,820 total reports. 1,998 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Night sweats are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ABATACEPT.

23,820
Total Reports
879
Drugs Involved
1,998
Deaths
5,792
Hospitalizations
53.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.4% / 32.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Night sweats Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 2,288 0.5% 1,097 1,425 1,180
METHOTREXATE 2,284 0.9% 1,175 1,357 1,232
ABATACEPT 1,920 1.7% 987 1,149 1,139
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,918 3.4% 1,099 1,182 1,153
TOCILIZUMAB 1,883 1.9% 1,065 1,139 1,025
ETANERCEPT 1,866 0.5% 793 925 878
RITUXIMAB 1,804 1.0% 1,279 1,407 1,239
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,794 1.8% 923 986 973
GOLIMUMAB 1,738 2.5% 997 1,071 1,077
PREDNISONE 1,693 1.1% 1,075 1,209 1,149
SECUKINUMAB 1,587 1.1% 1,172 1,249 1,219
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,569 1.2% 900 996 983
TOFACITINIB 1,467 0.9% 950 1,027 988
OXYCODONE 1,459 0.8% 840 899 873
CHLORHEXIDINE 1,446 16.2% 830 944 943
INFLIXIMAB 1,423 1.0% 1,027 1,156 1,097
DICLOFENAC 1,400 1.6% 1,199 1,254 1,246
SULFASALAZINE 1,283 3.2% 1,030 1,067 1,072
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,277 1.9% 988 1,062 1,041
ALENDRONATE 1,220 4.4% 1,028 1,102 1,085

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Night sweats

2,288 reports
2,284 reports
1,920 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)