Arimidex and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

This page shows results related to Arimidex and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).

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Arimidex and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Age

>60 Years	60
50-59 Years	45
40-49 Years	15

Gender

Male: 1%
Female: 97%
Gender Unknown: 2%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Other	85
Disability	21
Hospitalization	15
Required Intervention	4

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Consumer	54
Physician	41
Other	6
Pharmacist	2

Therapy

Of those reporting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, why were they taking Arimidex?

Breast Cancer	97
Breast Cancer Female	19
Aromatase Inhibition Therapy	2
Prophylaxis	2
Breast Cancer Stage Ii	2

Other Medications

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Fosamax	2080
Vioxx	1281
Zometa	425
Enbrel	285
Aredia	277
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Alendronate Sodium	228
Humira	223
Fosamax Plus D	190
Remicade	179
Levaquin	174
Seroquel	173
Arimidex	160
Lipitor	125
Avonex	123
Tysabri	110
Lyrica	108
Boniva	100
Forteo	87
Neurontin	71
Humalog	67
Celebrex	64
Nexium	64
Duragesic-100	61
Crestor	60
Actonel	59
Nuvaring	58
Accutane	55
Prednisone	46
Digoxin	44
Zocor	43
Femara	43
Humulin N	42
Rebif	42
Chantix	40
Byetta	40
Bextra	38
Humulin R	35
Oxycontin	33
Aromasin	33
Gabapentin	32
Suboxone	29
Lantus	29
Cymbalta	28
Simvastatin	27
Pegasys	27
Revlimid	26
Betaseron	24
Zoloft	23
Metoclopramide	23
Evista	21
Mirena	21

Is the adverse drug reaction you’re experiencing actually due to the drug you took?

The Naranjo Scale is a questionnaire for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction is actually due to the drug or caused by other factors. Probability is assigned via a score termed definite, probable, possible or doubtful.^*

	YES	NO	UNKOWN
Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction?
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered?
Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered?
Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered?
Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction?
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given?
Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic?
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased?
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure?
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence?

Probability of an Adverse Event

Doubtful

Possible

Probable

Definite

^*Naranjo, et al. "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions." Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981 Aug;30(2):239-45.

To learn more about all adverse events for Arimidex, view the complete Arimidex adverse event report.

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