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Tension headache: Which Medications Cause It? (3,391 Reports Across 241 Drugs)

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Tension headache has been reported as an adverse event with 241 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,391 total reports. 30 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Tension headache are NAPROXEN, APIXABAN, and APREMILAST.

3,391
Total Reports
241
Drugs Involved
30
Deaths
686
Hospitalizations
52.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.6% / 29.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Tension headache Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NAPROXEN 377 0.7% 0 95 94
APIXABAN 368 0.2% 0 98 96
APREMILAST 364 0.3% 0 5 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 364 0.6% 0 93 91
CETIRIZINE 354 0.7% 0 98 93
LANSOPRAZOLE 347 0.6% 0 94 93
SIMVASTATIN 347 1.3% 0 97 92
DIGOXIN 346 4.5% 0 94 92
ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE 343 13.3% 0 91 91
LINAGLIPTIN 343 4.4% 1 93 91
DAPAGLIFLOZIN 342 1.6% 0 93 92
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 341 1.6% 0 91 89
FELODIPINE 340 23.0% 0 92 92
ESOMEPRAZOLE 335 0.4% 0 95 91
BISOPROLOL 334 1.2% 0 91 87
ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE 328 28.0% 0 90 91
AZD-1222 322 13.7% 0 76 79
CANDESARTAN 256 2.8% 0 74 85
CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL 114 1.9% 0 30 9
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 85 0.2% 0 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Tension headache

377 reports
368 reports
364 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)