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Photophobia: Which Medications Cause It? (13,524 Reports Across 687 Drugs)

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Photophobia has been reported as an adverse event with 687 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 13,524 total reports. 357 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Photophobia are CENEGERMIN-BKBJ, ADALIMUMAB, and DUPILUMAB.

13,524
Total Reports
687
Drugs Involved
357
Deaths
2,573
Hospitalizations
49.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
69.2% / 30.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Photophobia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CENEGERMIN-BKBJ 1,065 8.9% 1 18 0
ADALIMUMAB 578 0.1% 123 136 26
DUPILUMAB 526 0.1% 0 24 0
ETANERCEPT 448 0.1% 165 89 22
PREGABALIN 408 0.4% 169 88 23
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 391 0.6% 148 90 9
ACETAMINOPHEN 380 0.3% 181 106 21
METHOTREXATE 376 0.2% 19 163 25
CYCLOSPORINE 321 0.5% 0 40 2
TOCILIZUMAB 303 0.3% 162 67 19
VENLAFAXINE 293 0.6% 151 40 9
SERTRALINE 292 0.5% 153 43 12
PREDNISONE 291 0.2% 18 125 20
HYDROMORPHONE 273 0.3% 146 53 4
ESOMEPRAZOLE 254 0.3% 170 28 19
CIPROFLOXACIN 246 0.6% 0 83 19
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 235 0.7% 151 26 2
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 227 0.8% 152 32 3
ATORVASTATIN 217 0.3% 152 10 1
PROPRANOLOL 217 1.1% 142 26 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Photophobia

1,065 reports
578 reports
526 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)