Betaseron and Disorientation

This page shows results related to Betaseron and Disorientation from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).

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Betaseron and Disorientation

Age

50-59 Years	54
40-49 Years	22
>60 Years	17
30-39 Years	6
20-29 Years	2

Gender

Male: 12%
Female: 88%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Disorientation?

Hospitalization	61
Other	43
Death	3
Disability	3

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Disorientation?

Consumer	35
Physician	17
Other	12

Therapy

Of those reporting Disorientation, why were they taking Betaseron?

Multiple Sclerosis	44
Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclero...	19
Secondary Progressive Multiple Scle...	9
Progressive Multiple Sclerosis	1

Other Medications

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Disorientation?

Lyrica	541
Chantix	423
Seroquel	304
Vioxx	303
Cymbalta	292
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Avonex	282
Lipitor	280
Paxil	247
Humira	230
Byetta	227
Exelon	226
Digoxin	223
Forteo	214
Clozaril	201
Duragesic-100	195
Neurontin	193
Valtrex	189
Tysabri	187
Zyprexa	182
Zometa	177
Paroxetine Hcl	158
Olanzapine	154
Enbrel	146
Lamictal	141
Citalopram Hydrobromide	138
Zoloft	136
Effexor Xr	134
Oxycontin	130
Clozapine	128
Lorazepam	126
Ambien	124
Remicade	123
Depakene	123
Avelox	122
Tramadol Hcl	120
Nexavar	120
Gabapentin	118
Effexor	117
Lithium Carbonate	116
Risperdal	114
Aspirin	111
Betaseron	110
Ribavirin	105
Mirtazapine	104
Revlimid	104
Clonazepam	104
Xyrem	100
Levaquin	99
Seroquel Xr	96
Geodon	94
Fentanyl	93

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 Betaseron, view the complete Betaseron adverse event report.

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