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Rheumatoid factor positive: Which Medications Cause It? (5,206 Reports Across 309 Drugs)

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Rheumatoid factor positive has been reported as an adverse event with 309 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,206 total reports. 1,567 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Rheumatoid factor positive are METHOTREXATE, TOCILIZUMAB, and ABATACEPT.

5,206
Total Reports
309
Drugs Involved
1,567
Deaths
2,080
Hospitalizations
50.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
96.3% / 3.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Rheumatoid factor positive Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 4,237 1.7% 1,291 1,621 1,581
TOCILIZUMAB 4,065 4.1% 1,278 1,589 1,483
ABATACEPT 4,041 3.5% 1,159 1,591 1,573
ADALIMUMAB 4,020 0.8% 1,226 1,533 1,514
LEFLUNOMIDE 3,865 6.8% 1,184 1,549 1,545
RITUXIMAB 3,793 2.1% 1,281 1,656 1,557
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 3,791 5.7% 1,141 1,454 1,417
INFLIXIMAB 3,584 2.6% 1,162 1,461 1,450
ETANERCEPT 3,568 1.0% 956 1,202 1,192
SULFASALAZINE 3,306 8.2% 1,169 1,403 1,444
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 3,207 3.2% 1,117 1,329 1,415
GOLIMUMAB 3,182 4.6% 1,137 1,359 1,415
PREDNISONE 3,122 2.0% 1,196 1,365 1,486
TOFACITINIB 3,019 1.9% 1,064 1,343 1,361
ALENDRONATE 2,994 10.7% 1,187 1,418 1,502
FOLIC ACID 2,944 12.9% 1,172 1,325 1,444
CETIRIZINE 2,927 6.1% 1,177 1,321 1,465
DESOXIMETASONE 2,906 25.0% 1,140 1,280 1,426
DICLOFENAC 2,870 3.3% 1,257 1,300 1,481
PHTHALYLSULFATHIAZOLE 2,754 29.5% 1,108 1,198 1,313

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Rheumatoid factor positive

4,237 reports
4,065 reports
4,041 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)