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Photopsia: Which Medications Cause It? (4,269 Reports Across 303 Drugs)

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Photopsia has been reported as an adverse event with 303 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,269 total reports. 49 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Photopsia are RANIBIZUMAB, ADALIMUMAB, and BEVACIZUMAB.

4,269
Total Reports
303
Drugs Involved
49
Deaths
641
Hospitalizations
56.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.3% / 29.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Photopsia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RANIBIZUMAB 136 0.9% 2 11 0
ADALIMUMAB 124 0.0% 1 21 1
BEVACIZUMAB 123 0.2% 3 6 0
IVABRADINE 120 2.6% 2 21 2
OCRIPLASMIN 99 32.4% 0 4 0
CRIZOTINIB 90 0.9% 5 16 2
DUPILUMAB 81 0.0% 0 5 0
FINGOLIMOD 77 0.1% 0 14 2
AFLIBERCEPT 74 0.3% 0 2 0
DULOXETINE 67 0.1% 0 5 1
PREGABALIN 59 0.1% 0 12 5
VORICONAZOLE 48 0.3% 1 15 3
CIPROFLOXACIN 44 0.1% 0 7 6
CLARITHROMYCIN 42 0.2% 0 0 0
SILDENAFIL 42 0.1% 0 4 3
BROLUCIZUMAB-DBLL 41 1.5% 0 0 0
PREDNISOLONE 41 0.1% 0 15 6
CYCLOSPORINE 39 0.1% 0 3 0
PREDNISONE 39 0.0% 0 6 0
DIMETHYL 38 0.0% 0 9 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Photopsia

136 reports
124 reports
123 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)