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Spinal cord compression: Which Medications Cause It? (2,799 Reports Across 200 Drugs)

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Spinal cord compression has been reported as an adverse event with 200 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,799 total reports. 355 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Spinal cord compression are ADALIMUMAB, DEXAMETHASONE, and LENALIDOMIDE.

2,799
Total Reports
200
Drugs Involved
355
Deaths
1,396
Hospitalizations
57.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.2% / 47.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Spinal cord compression Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 255 0.1% 5 99 2
DEXAMETHASONE 136 0.1% 32 74 11
LENALIDOMIDE 128 0.0% 28 74 9
GALSULFASE 108 3.8% 3 48 3
ELOSULFASE ALFA 94 1.9% 2 33 4
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 80 0.2% 9 65 16
PREDNISONE 78 0.1% 4 14 2
DENOSUMAB 77 0.1% 21 20 2
ASPIRIN 68 0.1% 11 49 12
RADIUM RA-223 DICHLORIDE 66 1.4% 8 22 0
ENZALUTAMIDE 62 0.1% 17 30 1
NIVOLUMAB 61 0.1% 19 44 7
BORTEZOMIB 59 0.1% 10 21 3
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 52 0.2% 6 21 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 51 0.0% 3 18 1
ABIRATERONE 48 0.1% 9 23 0
HEPARIN 46 0.3% 0 27 17
OMALIZUMAB 44 0.1% 0 4 0
POMALIDOMIDE 44 0.1% 6 28 3
RIVAROXABAN 42 0.0% 1 34 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Spinal cord compression

255 reports
136 reports
128 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)