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Sciatica: Which Medications Cause It? (12,132 Reports Across 642 Drugs)

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Sciatica has been reported as an adverse event with 642 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 12,132 total reports. 1,373 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sciatica are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and TOCILIZUMAB.

12,132
Total Reports
642
Drugs Involved
1,373
Deaths
4,227
Hospitalizations
60.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
76.2% / 23.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sciatica Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 2,253 0.5% 851 1,128 885
METHOTREXATE 1,745 0.7% 911 970 924
TOCILIZUMAB 1,681 1.7% 905 1,000 855
RITUXIMAB 1,671 0.9% 888 1,045 903
ABATACEPT 1,621 1.4% 804 941 909
ETANERCEPT 1,583 0.4% 668 753 672
INFLIXIMAB 1,449 1.0% 789 816 821
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,430 2.1% 795 821 836
PREGABALIN 1,411 1.4% 715 753 686
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,394 2.5% 801 897 894
SULFASALAZINE 1,362 3.4% 825 830 842
GOLIMUMAB 1,345 1.9% 804 827 834
TOFACITINIB 1,289 0.8% 747 787 768
PREDNISONE 1,276 0.8% 857 892 884
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,226 1.2% 803 822 832
SECUKINUMAB 1,198 0.8% 815 887 924
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,185 1.6% 782 770 705
DICLOFENAC 1,180 1.4% 917 882 892
ALENDRONATE 1,178 4.2% 841 965 874
FOLIC ACID 1,111 4.9% 822 822 857

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sciatica

2,253 reports
1,745 reports
1,681 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)