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Paralysis: Which Medications Cause It? (9,603 Reports Across 567 Drugs)

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Paralysis has been reported as an adverse event with 567 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 9,603 total reports. 689 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Paralysis are ADALIMUMAB, INTERFERON BETA-1A, and METHOTREXATE.

9,603
Total Reports
567
Drugs Involved
689
Deaths
3,858
Hospitalizations
53.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.4% / 38.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Paralysis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 275 0.1% 8 114 4
INTERFERON BETA-1A 181 0.3% 6 55 0
METHOTREXATE 181 0.1% 25 61 17
PREGABALIN 171 0.2% 6 70 7
RITUXIMAB 166 0.1% 16 91 29
ATORVASTATIN 160 0.2% 8 69 16
DIMETHYL 156 0.2% 0 53 8
FINGOLIMOD 145 0.2% 1 77 13
NATALIZUMAB 136 0.2% 6 61 4
ETANERCEPT 134 0.0% 2 30 4
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 131 0.2% 18 97 24
CIPROFLOXACIN 125 0.3% 4 33 12
MORPHINE 125 0.1% 19 88 35
OCRELIZUMAB 125 0.2% 2 66 2
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 124 0.3% 2 41 6
GLATIRAMER 115 0.3% 0 33 2
QUETIAPINE 115 0.2% 11 64 52
RIVAROXABAN 112 0.1% 5 60 7
GABAPENTIN 111 0.2% 16 37 3
PREDNISONE 109 0.1% 23 68 32

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Paralysis

275 reports
181 reports
181 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)