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Ophthalmoplegia: Which Medications Cause It? (1,027 Reports Across 115 Drugs)

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Ophthalmoplegia has been reported as an adverse event with 115 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,027 total reports. 79 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ophthalmoplegia are FINGOLIMOD, DIDANOSINE, and ZIDOVUDINE.

1,027
Total Reports
115
Drugs Involved
79
Deaths
354
Hospitalizations
53.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.0% / 46.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ophthalmoplegia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
FINGOLIMOD 76 0.1% 2 15 3
DIDANOSINE 72 3.5% 0 0 0
ZIDOVUDINE 69 1.0% 0 0 0
NEVIRAPINE 68 1.0% 0 0 0
STAVUDINE 68 2.6% 0 0 0
SAQUINAVIR 66 8.3% 0 0 0
LAMIVUDINE 65 0.4% 0 0 0
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 61 0.2% 0 0 0
ABACAVIR 60 1.4% 0 0 0
INDINAVIR 58 8.0% 0 0 0
LOPINAVIR\RITONAVIR 53 0.6% 0 0 0
ENFUVIRTIDE 52 6.9% 0 0 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 43 0.1% 18 29 17
PEMBROLIZUMAB 39 0.1% 10 20 4
ADALIMUMAB 38 0.0% 2 21 4
PREDNISOLONE 35 0.0% 18 23 10
EFAVIRENZ 34 0.4% 0 0 0
ATAZANAVIR 33 0.6% 0 0 0
LIDOCAINE 32 0.1% 0 3 2
NELFINAVIR 31 2.7% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ophthalmoplegia

76 reports
72 reports
69 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)