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Peripheral motor neuropathy: Which Medications Cause It? (949 Reports Across 119 Drugs)

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Peripheral motor neuropathy has been reported as an adverse event with 119 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 949 total reports. 113 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Peripheral motor neuropathy are VINCRISTINE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and DOXORUBICIN.

949
Total Reports
119
Drugs Involved
113
Deaths
415
Hospitalizations
53.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.2% / 51.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Peripheral motor neuropathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VINCRISTINE 133 0.2% 15 56 11
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 122 0.1% 12 43 5
DOXORUBICIN 106 0.1% 12 27 7
DEXAMETHASONE 104 0.1% 14 46 14
PACLITAXEL 94 0.1% 9 45 2
ETOPOSIDE 68 0.1% 7 20 6
METHOTREXATE 68 0.0% 8 33 5
CARBOPLATIN 66 0.1% 8 25 2
BEVACIZUMAB 64 0.1% 9 23 1
BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN 62 0.6% 6 9 4
BORTEZOMIB 59 0.1% 8 24 7
PREDNISONE 56 0.0% 13 24 7
OXALIPLATIN 54 0.1% 7 11 1
RITUXIMAB 52 0.0% 12 15 2
NIVOLUMAB 42 0.1% 12 28 2
CYTARABINE 40 0.1% 10 26 7
FLUOROURACIL 35 0.1% 7 10 1
ATEZOLIZUMAB 34 0.1% 4 23 0
IPILIMUMAB 32 0.1% 13 25 3
IRINOTECAN 32 0.1% 6 12 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Peripheral motor neuropathy

133 reports
122 reports
106 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)