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Polyarteritis nodosa: Which Medications Cause It? (358 Reports Across 25 Drugs)

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Polyarteritis nodosa has been reported as an adverse event with 25 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 358 total reports. 33 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Polyarteritis nodosa are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and MINOCYCLINE.

358
Total Reports
25
Drugs Involved
33
Deaths
121
Hospitalizations
42.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.3% / 41.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Polyarteritis nodosa Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 62 0.0% 3 27 0
ADALIMUMAB 56 0.0% 2 25 0
MINOCYCLINE 54 0.8% 1 20 0
MINOCYCLINE\MINOCYCLINE 53 3.6% 0 4 0
PREDNISOLONE 50 0.1% 3 24 1
AZATHIOPRINE 48 0.1% 0 24 1
INFLIXIMAB 48 0.0% 0 25 0
TOCILIZUMAB 48 0.1% 0 21 0
ANAKINRA 42 0.4% 0 20 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 40 0.0% 0 20 0
PREDNISONE 17 0.0% 4 7 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 10 0.0% 2 6 2
HYDROXYUREA 9 0.2% 5 5 0
SECUKINUMAB 9 0.0% 0 3 1
AZACITIDINE 7 0.0% 4 4 0
TACROLIMUS 7 0.0% 0 3 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 6 0.0% 0 2 0
RITUXIMAB 6 0.0% 1 1 0
DROSPIRENONE\ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 5 0.1% 0 1 0
FLUCONAZOLE 5 0.0% 4 4 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Polyarteritis nodosa

62 reports
56 reports
54 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)