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Polyneuropathy: Which Medications Cause It? (8,932 Reports Across 480 Drugs)

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Polyneuropathy has been reported as an adverse event with 480 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,932 total reports. 513 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Polyneuropathy are DEXAMETHASONE, BORTEZOMIB, and PACLITAXEL.

8,932
Total Reports
480
Drugs Involved
513
Deaths
2,476
Hospitalizations
59.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.5% / 48.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Polyneuropathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DEXAMETHASONE 953 0.8% 53 148 33
BORTEZOMIB 890 1.9% 32 107 11
PACLITAXEL 741 1.0% 54 197 17
OXALIPLATIN 691 1.2% 42 113 21
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 686 0.5% 54 169 24
FLUOROURACIL 525 1.0% 47 94 16
TRASTUZUMAB 478 1.0% 14 125 6
CARBOPLATIN 463 0.6% 42 154 9
DOXORUBICIN 452 0.6% 46 113 17
VINCRISTINE 440 0.6% 38 139 30
DARATUMUMAB 424 1.6% 20 36 4
LENALIDOMIDE 422 0.1% 23 54 9
RITUXIMAB 395 0.2% 35 130 10
METHOTREXATE 391 0.2% 24 143 33
PERTUZUMAB 374 1.7% 7 120 2
DOCETAXEL 369 0.6% 54 83 7
BEVACIZUMAB 360 0.5% 39 90 5
PREDNISONE 344 0.2% 19 93 6
LEUCOVORIN 323 1.3% 43 70 16
LETROZOLE 241 0.8% 14 52 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Polyneuropathy

953 reports
890 reports
741 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)