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Quadriplegia: Which Medications Cause It? (1,372 Reports Across 135 Drugs)

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Quadriplegia has been reported as an adverse event with 135 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,372 total reports. 205 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Quadriplegia are METHOTREXATE, DEXAMETHASONE, and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

1,372
Total Reports
135
Drugs Involved
205
Deaths
730
Hospitalizations
50.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.2% / 45.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Quadriplegia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 84 0.0% 21 41 27
DEXAMETHASONE 60 0.1% 9 33 17
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 54 0.0% 11 18 9
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 53 0.1% 15 34 15
CIPROFLOXACIN 50 0.1% 0 6 3
CYTARABINE 50 0.1% 14 24 21
PREDNISONE 44 0.0% 8 33 16
DOXORUBICIN 41 0.1% 7 25 9
NATALIZUMAB 38 0.1% 2 26 6
OXYCODONE 38 0.0% 3 25 11
VINCRISTINE 37 0.1% 7 14 12
FINGOLIMOD 36 0.1% 6 22 11
ETOPOSIDE 35 0.1% 10 21 1
TACROLIMUS 33 0.0% 6 30 8
CARBOPLATIN 31 0.0% 8 19 0
RITUXIMAB 30 0.0% 9 10 0
RIVAROXABAN 29 0.0% 12 20 3
IFOSFAMIDE 28 0.2% 5 17 0
INTERFERON BETA-1A 26 0.0% 1 13 2
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 26 0.0% 5 25 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Quadriplegia

84 reports
60 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)