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Synovitis: Which Medications Cause It? (16,075 Reports Across 512 Drugs)

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Synovitis has been reported as an adverse event with 512 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 16,075 total reports. 2,441 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Synovitis are METHOTREXATE, ADALIMUMAB, and ABATACEPT.

16,075
Total Reports
512
Drugs Involved
2,441
Deaths
5,408
Hospitalizations
51.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
86.3% / 13.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Synovitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 11,451 4.5% 1,943 3,783 2,328
ADALIMUMAB 9,965 2.0% 1,850 3,721 2,228
ABATACEPT 9,783 8.4% 1,701 3,683 2,251
ETANERCEPT 9,599 2.7% 1,414 3,177 1,758
TOCILIZUMAB 9,428 9.6% 1,890 3,599 2,124
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 9,123 13.7% 1,707 3,465 2,044
LEFLUNOMIDE 8,889 15.7% 1,855 3,355 2,218
RITUXIMAB 7,956 4.5% 1,966 3,288 2,241
INFLIXIMAB 7,856 5.6% 1,754 3,183 2,116
SULFASALAZINE 7,566 18.8% 1,738 2,992 2,075
TOFACITINIB 7,272 4.7% 1,628 2,662 1,953
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 6,506 6.6% 1,686 2,468 1,979
PREDNISONE 6,458 4.1% 1,768 3,057 2,150
GOLIMUMAB 6,223 9.0% 1,720 2,539 2,024
FOLIC ACID 5,381 23.5% 1,749 2,414 2,014
ALENDRONATE 5,346 19.2% 1,780 2,566 2,084
DICLOFENAC 5,256 6.1% 1,931 2,341 2,130
DESOXIMETASONE 5,253 45.2% 1,739 2,270 2,017
CETIRIZINE 5,135 10.8% 1,772 2,299 2,044
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 4,793 36.7% 1,697 2,179 1,985

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Synovitis

11,451 reports
9,965 reports
9,783 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)