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Post lumbar puncture syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (852 Reports Across 41 Drugs)

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Post lumbar puncture syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 41 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 852 total reports. 9 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Post lumbar puncture syndrome are NUSINERSEN, BACLOFEN, and TOFERSEN.

852
Total Reports
41
Drugs Involved
9
Deaths
288
Hospitalizations
31.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.6% / 39.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Post lumbar puncture syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NUSINERSEN 495 7.0% 2 108 1
BACLOFEN 84 0.3% 0 25 1
TOFERSEN 34 9.3% 2 7 0
BUPIVACAINE 26 0.2% 1 8 1
NATALIZUMAB 22 0.0% 0 16 0
METHOTREXATE 21 0.0% 0 19 2
MORPHINE 19 0.0% 0 7 0
FENTANYL 17 0.0% 0 6 1
VINCRISTINE 17 0.0% 0 14 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 14 0.0% 0 13 1
ADALIMUMAB 13 0.0% 0 10 0
MERCAPTOPURINE 13 0.1% 0 13 0
PEGASPARGASE 11 0.1% 0 11 0
CYTARABINE 10 0.0% 0 9 0
HYDROMORPHONE 10 0.0% 0 6 0
PREDNISONE 10 0.0% 0 8 1
DEXAMETHASONE 7 0.0% 0 3 0
DIMETHYL 7 0.0% 0 6 0
METOPROLOL 7 0.0% 0 0 0
PONATINIB 7 0.1% 0 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Post lumbar puncture syndrome

495 reports
84 reports
34 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)