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Retinal toxicity: Which Medications Cause It? (902 Reports Across 53 Drugs)

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Retinal toxicity has been reported as an adverse event with 53 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 902 total reports. 4 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Retinal toxicity are HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, METHOTREXATE, and LEFLUNOMIDE.

902
Total Reports
53
Drugs Involved
4
Deaths
36
Hospitalizations
52.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.1% / 34.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Retinal toxicity Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 320 0.5% 0 8 0
METHOTREXATE 109 0.0% 0 0 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 94 0.2% 0 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 78 0.0% 0 2 0
TOCILIZUMAB 72 0.1% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 61 0.0% 0 0 0
DIDANOSINE 55 2.7% 0 0 0
PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE 55 1.2% 0 0 0
CEFUROXIME 47 0.9% 0 4 0
MELPHALAN 37 0.2% 0 0 3
EFAVIRENZ 33 0.4% 0 0 0
CISPLATIN 31 0.1% 0 1 0
PACLITAXEL 26 0.0% 1 0 0
SILDENAFIL 26 0.1% 0 1 0
TOFACITINIB 26 0.0% 0 0 0
CARBOPLATIN 23 0.0% 0 0 0
RITONAVIR 23 0.2% 0 0 0
GEMCITABINE 22 0.1% 1 0 0
AZATHIOPRINE 20 0.1% 0 0 0
IVOSPEMIN 19 79.2% 1 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Retinal toxicity

320 reports
109 reports
94 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)