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Parkinson's disease: Which Medications Cause It? (14,634 Reports Across 435 Drugs)

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Parkinson's disease has been reported as an adverse event with 435 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,634 total reports. 3,267 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Parkinson's disease are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, PIMAVANSERIN, and LEVODOPA.

14,634
Total Reports
435
Drugs Involved
3,267
Deaths
4,018
Hospitalizations
71.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.3% / 57.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Parkinson's disease Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 3,140 5.4% 943 1,468 65
PIMAVANSERIN 1,918 4.1% 1,286 445 2
LEVODOPA 761 11.5% 55 71 0
ROTIGOTINE 419 5.3% 97 97 4
CARBIDOPA\ENTACAPONE\LEVODOPA 361 15.3% 34 79 7
CLOZAPINE 335 0.4% 149 103 7
RIVASTIGMINE 284 3.1% 43 59 4
ADALIMUMAB 277 0.1% 24 93 6
APIXABAN 264 0.2% 18 30 1
QUETIAPINE 248 0.3% 23 71 5
AMANTADINE 226 4.4% 32 105 0
ROPINIROLE 218 5.1% 8 56 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 214 0.3% 0 63 14
LENALIDOMIDE 185 0.1% 6 56 1
PREGABALIN 161 0.2% 7 27 0
PRAMIPEXOLE 151 2.5% 27 62 3
APOMORPHINE 148 1.9% 30 33 1
DROXIDOPA 146 0.7% 72 38 1
ENTACAPONE 138 9.7% 12 49 1
INSULIN LISPRO 127 0.2% 5 27 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Parkinson's disease

3,140 reports
1,918 reports
761 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)