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Scoliosis: Which Medications Cause It? (4,452 Reports Across 295 Drugs)

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Scoliosis has been reported as an adverse event with 295 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,452 total reports. 144 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Scoliosis are ADALIMUMAB, SOMATROPIN, and ALENDRONATE.

4,452
Total Reports
295
Drugs Involved
144
Deaths
1,654
Hospitalizations
49.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.0% / 26.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Scoliosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 428 0.1% 6 163 3
SOMATROPIN 305 0.5% 1 49 4
ALENDRONATE 226 0.8% 8 218 0
NUSINERSEN 209 3.0% 2 112 1
VALPROATE 172 1.1% 2 71 2
ACETAMINOPHEN 142 0.1% 0 58 0
ETANERCEPT 139 0.0% 0 35 0
DENOSUMAB 134 0.1% 1 12 1
BACLOFEN 106 0.4% 1 19 1
LEFLUNOMIDE 99 0.2% 0 5 0
ALBUTEROL 96 0.1% 20 84 20
METHOTREXATE 91 0.0% 0 19 0
DULOXETINE 85 0.2% 0 10 0
SODIUM OXYBATE 80 0.1% 0 15 0
DORNASE ALFA 79 1.5% 19 78 19
TERIPARATIDE 77 0.1% 0 8 1
METFORMIN 71 0.1% 0 10 0
ZOMETA 70 8.1% 18 53 1
TOFACITINIB 69 0.0% 1 15 0
ROSUVASTATIN 66 0.2% 1 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Scoliosis

428 reports
305 reports
226 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)