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Treatment failure: Which Medications Cause It? (74,247 Reports Across 1,374 Drugs)

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Treatment failure has been reported as an adverse event with 1,374 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 74,247 total reports. 4,099 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Treatment failure are METHOTREXATE, ETANERCEPT, and ADALIMUMAB.

74,247
Total Reports
1,374
Drugs Involved
4,099
Deaths
8,696
Hospitalizations
49.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.3% / 35.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Treatment failure Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 14,672 5.8% 1,172 2,598 1,447
ETANERCEPT 11,893 3.3% 906 1,953 1,101
ADALIMUMAB 9,990 2.0% 1,111 2,183 1,317
ABATACEPT 9,301 8.0% 1,071 2,243 1,369
RITUXIMAB 9,217 5.2% 1,370 2,432 1,495
TOCILIZUMAB 9,097 9.2% 1,231 2,236 1,331
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 8,786 13.2% 1,060 2,228 1,288
LEFLUNOMIDE 8,686 15.4% 1,113 2,239 1,377
INFLIXIMAB 8,535 6.1% 1,171 2,189 1,331
SULFASALAZINE 7,423 18.5% 1,027 2,089 1,288
PREDNISONE 6,244 3.9% 1,229 1,847 1,441
LATANOPROST 5,781 37.6% 0 0 0
GOLIMUMAB 5,684 8.2% 996 1,800 1,263
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 5,337 5.4% 957 1,640 1,217
TOFACITINIB 5,116 3.3% 1,011 1,660 1,247
OLOPATADINE 4,685 53.3% 0 1 0
DICLOFENAC 4,185 4.8% 1,166 1,413 1,307
TIMOLOL 3,690 49.5% 0 1 0
FOLIC ACID 3,598 15.7% 1,016 1,396 1,247
SECUKINUMAB 3,548 2.4% 995 1,262 1,184

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Treatment failure

14,672 reports
11,893 reports
9,990 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)