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Retinopathy: Which Medications Cause It? (2,495 Reports Across 171 Drugs)

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Retinopathy has been reported as an adverse event with 171 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,495 total reports. 48 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Retinopathy are HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, INSULIN LISPRO, and INSULIN GLARGINE.

2,495
Total Reports
171
Drugs Involved
48
Deaths
325
Hospitalizations
54.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.5% / 37.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Retinopathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 329 0.5% 0 9 1
INSULIN LISPRO 176 0.2% 1 28 0
INSULIN GLARGINE 133 0.1% 0 17 1
PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE 106 2.4% 0 0 0
RIBAVIRIN 104 0.2% 1 3 0
SEMAGLUTIDE 102 0.2% 0 8 1
INSULIN HUMAN 84 0.3% 1 19 0
METHOTREXATE 73 0.0% 1 8 2
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A 67 0.3% 1 1 0
DULAGLUTIDE 56 0.1% 0 2 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 56 0.1% 1 1 1
MELPHALAN 52 0.3% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 47 0.0% 1 8 1
BINIMETINIB 42 0.6% 1 3 0
ENCORAFENIB 40 0.5% 1 3 0
CEFUROXIME 38 0.7% 0 6 0
COBIMETINIB 38 0.9% 3 12 2
PREDNISOLONE 36 0.0% 1 5 0
TAMOXIFEN 36 0.4% 0 1 0
CARBOPLATIN 35 0.0% 1 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Retinopathy

329 reports
176 reports
133 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)