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Quadriparesis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,161 Reports Across 144 Drugs)

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Quadriparesis has been reported as an adverse event with 144 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,161 total reports. 148 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Quadriparesis are ATORVASTATIN, METHOTREXATE, and RITUXIMAB.

1,161
Total Reports
144
Drugs Involved
148
Deaths
771
Hospitalizations
51.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.1% / 49.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Quadriparesis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ATORVASTATIN 91 0.1% 13 72 32
METHOTREXATE 76 0.0% 25 36 5
RITUXIMAB 59 0.0% 14 34 16
BUPRENORPHINE 54 0.1% 12 52 0
PREDNISONE 53 0.0% 29 39 3
CYTARABINE 49 0.1% 15 25 11
PREGABALIN 48 0.1% 13 43 1
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 45 0.0% 25 28 4
SIMVASTATIN 45 0.2% 1 42 26
FINGOLIMOD 44 0.1% 4 26 4
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 43 0.1% 23 27 0
VINCRISTINE 42 0.1% 17 18 5
DEXAMETHASONE 41 0.0% 2 25 11
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 36 0.1% 8 27 5
DOXORUBICIN 36 0.0% 16 18 4
IBUPROFEN 31 0.0% 0 30 10
METFORMIN 31 0.0% 7 27 15
DIAZEPAM 30 0.1% 5 22 8
FENTANYL 28 0.0% 0 24 1
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 28 0.0% 16 24 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Quadriparesis

91 reports
76 reports
59 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)