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Nystagmus: Which Medications Cause It? (3,219 Reports Across 257 Drugs)

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Nystagmus has been reported as an adverse event with 257 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,219 total reports. 106 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Nystagmus are PHENYTOIN, LAMOTRIGINE, and CARBAMAZEPINE.

3,219
Total Reports
257
Drugs Involved
106
Deaths
1,771
Hospitalizations
43.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.8% / 39.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Nystagmus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PHENYTOIN 257 1.8% 2 179 20
LAMOTRIGINE 253 0.5% 0 160 21
CARBAMAZEPINE 107 0.4% 0 76 5
FINGOLIMOD 107 0.2% 5 34 7
DIAZEPAM 85 0.2% 4 42 13
QUETIAPINE 80 0.1% 1 46 19
METRONIDAZOLE 78 0.4% 1 34 2
LEVETIRACETAM 73 0.1% 1 42 7
SERTRALINE 72 0.1% 0 59 14
GABAPENTIN 71 0.1% 0 31 1
CLONAZEPAM 68 0.2% 0 48 10
VENLAFAXINE 68 0.1% 6 54 13
PREGABALIN 60 0.1% 1 43 2
VALPROIC ACID 60 0.3% 0 27 1
OXCARBAZEPINE 59 0.6% 1 27 2
LACOSAMIDE 55 0.3% 1 21 2
TOPIRAMATE 52 0.2% 0 27 2
OMEPRAZOLE 51 0.1% 0 35 9
ALPRAZOLAM 50 0.1% 5 39 4
FLUOXETINE 50 0.2% 0 43 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Nystagmus

257 reports
253 reports
107 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)