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Polyarthritis: Which Medications Cause It? (3,914 Reports Across 269 Drugs)

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Polyarthritis has been reported as an adverse event with 269 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,914 total reports. 78 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Polyarthritis are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and INFLIXIMAB.

3,914
Total Reports
269
Drugs Involved
78
Deaths
1,419
Hospitalizations
52.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
66.7% / 33.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Polyarthritis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 987 0.4% 28 503 102
ADALIMUMAB 864 0.2% 20 490 92
INFLIXIMAB 670 0.5% 18 464 84
ETANERCEPT 642 0.2% 14 373 80
TOCILIZUMAB 575 0.6% 17 435 85
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 562 0.8% 15 415 81
SULFASALAZINE 548 1.4% 14 406 84
ABATACEPT 546 0.5% 14 434 84
PREDNISONE 535 0.3% 15 439 80
NAPROXEN 442 0.8% 13 397 81
ANAKINRA 415 3.4% 17 402 82
LEFLUNOMIDE 349 0.6% 25 163 36
RITUXIMAB 344 0.2% 28 193 36
TRIAMCINOLONE 316 4.7% 16 314 65
TOFACITINIB 308 0.2% 14 168 54
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 303 0.4% 16 287 77
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 262 1.6% 8 261 69
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 256 0.3% 14 137 20
SECUKINUMAB 219 0.1% 24 108 29
ETANERCEPT-SZZS 183 1.5% 21 161 51

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Polyarthritis

987 reports
864 reports
670 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)