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Subacute combined cord degeneration: Which Medications Cause It? (124 Reports Across 11 Drugs)

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Subacute combined cord degeneration has been reported as an adverse event with 11 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 124 total reports. 3 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Subacute combined cord degeneration are NITROUS, METHOTREXATE, and CYTARABINE.

124
Total Reports
11
Drugs Involved
3
Deaths
72
Hospitalizations
33.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.5% / 57.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Subacute combined cord degeneration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NITROUS 82 7.8% 1 50 0
METHOTREXATE 21 0.0% 1 10 2
CYTARABINE 17 0.0% 1 9 2
NELARABINE 13 1.8% 1 7 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 8 0.0% 0 2 2
VINCRISTINE 8 0.0% 0 8 2
HYDROXYUREA 7 0.1% 0 7 0
NITROUS\OXYGEN 7 6.9% 0 7 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 7 0.0% 0 7 0
ETOPOSIDE 6 0.0% 0 0 0
HYDROCORTISONE 6 0.0% 0 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Subacute combined cord degeneration

82 reports
21 reports
17 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)