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. 2025 Nov 7;6:1670648. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2025.1670648

Table 2.

Frequency, reporting odds ratios (RORs) and proportional reporting ratios of top 100 drugs associated with headache.

Drug Frequency ROR (95% CI)1 PRR (95% CI)1 ADR status mentioned in drug profile ADR frequency IN drug profile
APREMILAST 8,694 2.021 (1.978–2.065) 2.006 (1.963–2.049) YES >10%
TREPROSTINIL 7,014 2.387 (2.331–2.445) 2.362 (2.307–2.419) YES >10%
ADALIMUMAB 6,981 0.349 (0.34–0.357) 0.35 (0.342–0.359) YES >10%
TOFACITINIB CITRATE 6,594 0.536 (0.523–0.549) 0.538 (0.525–0.551) YES 1% to 10%
DUPILUMAB 5,799 0.786 (0.766–0.807) 0.788 (0.767–0.808) YES 1% to 10%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 5,725 1.345 (1.31–1.381) 1.341 (1.306–1.377) YES >10%
OFATUMUMAB 4,314 3.077 (2.985–3.172) 3.029 (2.938–3.122) YES >10%
FINGOLIMOD HYDROCHLORIDE 4,085 2.132 (2.067–2.2) 2.114 (2.049–2.181) YES >10%
SECUKINUMAB 3,463 0.38 (0.367–0.393) 0.382 (0.369–0.395) YES 1% to 10%
METHOTREXATE 3,188 0.147 (0.142–0.152) 1.066 (1.029–1.104) YES 1% to 10%
MACITENTAN 3,145 1.067 (1.03–1.105) 6.024 (5.808–6.247) YES >10%
ABALOPARATIDE 3,072 6.268 (6.044–6.5) 0.243 (0.235–0.253) YES 1% to 10%
RITUXIMAB 3,064 0.212 (0.205–0.22) 1.019 (0.983–1.057) YES 1% to 10%
INFLIXIMAB 3,062 0.242 (0.233–0.251) 1.914 (1.843–1.987) YES >10%
OCRELIZUMAB 2,999 1.02 (0.983–1.057) 1.393 (1.342–1.987) YES >10%
SELEXIPAG 2,818 1.927 (1.857–2.001) 0.213 (0.206–0.222) YES >10%
NIRAPARIB 2,795 1.397 (1.346–1.45) 0.574 (0.553–0.597) YES >10%
OMALIZUMAB 2,611 0.572 (0.551–0.595) 0.489 (0.47–0.509) YES >10%
LENALIDOMIDE 2,543 0.487 (0.469–0.507) 0.236 (0.227–0.246) YES >10%
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM 2,476 0.235 (0.226–0.244) 9.116 (8.749–9.498) YES FREQUENCY NOT DEFINED
SOFOSBUVIR\VELPATASVIR 2,472 9.729 (9.338–10.137) 0.561 (0.539–0.584) YES >10%
VEDOLIZUMAB 2,421 0.559 (0.537–0.582) 0.216 (0.208–0.225) YES >10%
ABATACEPT 2,399 0.215 (0.206–0.224) 0.474 (0.455–0.493) YES >10%
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 2,382 0.472 (0.453–0.491) 9.322 (9.322–10.167) YES >10%
GLECAPREVIR\PIBRENTASVIR 2,219 10.445 (10.001–10.908) 0.143 (0.143–0.153) YES >10%
EVOLOCUMAB 2,138 0.773 (0.741–0.807) 0.742 (0.742–0.808) YES >10%
PALBOCICLIB 2,116 0.649 (0.621–0.677) 0.623 (0.623–0.679) NO -
GALCANEZUMAB-GNLM 2,094 4.251 (4.07–4.441) 3.97 (3.97–4.332) NO -
ETANERCEPT 2,071 0.155 (0.149–0.162) 0.15 (0.15–0.163) POST MARKETING -
TOCILIZUMAB 2,048 0.167 (0.16–0.175) 0.161 (0.161–0.176) YES 1% to 10%
NIRMATRELVIR\RITONAVIR 2,012 1.71 (1.637–1.788) 1.628 (1.628–1.778) POST MARKETING -
LEVONORGESTREL 1,982 1.424 (1.362–1.489) 1.358 (1.358–1.483) YES >10%
ERENUMAB-AOOE 1,980 1.19 (1.139–1.244) 1.137 (1.137–1.242) NO -
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,956 0.228 (0.218–0.238) 0.219 (0.219–0.239) YES 1% to 10%
TERIFLUNOMIDE 1,780 1.573 (1.501–1.649) 1.495 (1.495–1.641) YES >10%
VOXELOTOR 1,770 3.215 (3.067–3.371) 3.015 (3.015–3.314) YES >10%
DIMETHYL FUMARATE 1,769 1.049 (1.001–1.099) 1 (1–1.099) NO -
PREGABALIN 1,756 0.178 (0.17–0.187) 0.171 (0.171–0.188) YES >10%
RUXOLITINIB 1,658 0.722 (0.688–0.758) 0.69 (0.69–0.76) YES >10%
SEMAGLUTIDE 1,657 0.915 (0.872–0.961) 0.873 (0.873–0.961) YES >10%
AMBRISENTAN 1,570 0.883 (0.841–0.928) 0.841 (0.841–0.929) YES >10%
SOMATROPIN 1,531 0.981 (0.933–1.032) 0.933 (0.933–1.032) YES >10%
SODIUM OXYBATE 1,522 1.043 (0.992–1.097) 0.991 (0.991–1.097) YES >10%
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 1,477 1.292 (1.227–1.36) 1.224 (1.224–1.357) YES >10%
NATALIZUMAB 1,455 1.166 (1.107–1.228) 1.106 (1.106–1.226) YES >10%
APIXABAN 1,397 0.208 (0.197–0.219) 0.199 (0.199–0.221) NO -
AMLODIPINE BESYLATE 1,380 0.109 (0.104–0.115) 0.104 (0.104–0.116) NO -
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,377 0.05 (0.048–0.053) 0.048 (0.048–0.053) YES 1% to 10%
OCTREOTIDE ACETATE 1,365 0.462 (0.438–0.487) 0.44 (0.44–0.489) YES >10%
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE SULFATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE 1,361 0.972 (0.921–1.025) 0.922 (0.922–1.026) YES >10%
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 1,349 1.106 (1.048–1.166) 1.064 (1.064–1.183) YES 1% to 10%
USTEKINUMAB 1,343 0.241 (0.229–0.255) 0.23 (0.23–0.256) YES 1% to 10%
MEPOLIZUMAB 1,323 0.44 (0.416–0.464) 0.418 (0.418–0.466) YES >10%
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 1,310 0.413 (0.391–0.436) 0.393 (0.393–0.438) NO -
ECULIZUMAB 1,289 1.745 (1.652–1.844) 1.642 (1.642–1.833) YES >10%
INTERFERON BETA-1A 1,215 1.03 (0.973–1.09) 0.973 (0.973–1.09) YES >10%
IBUPROFEN 1,213 0.117 (0.11–0.124) 0.111 (0.111–0.125) YES 1% to 10%
UPADACITINIB 1,182 0.703 (0.664–0.744) 0.665 (0.665–0.746) YES 1% to 10%
ALEMTUZUMAB 1,132 1.002 (0.945–1.063) 0.945 (0.945–1.062) YES >10%
EPOPROSTENOL 1,123 1.399 (1.319–1.484) 1.315 (1.315–1.48) YES >10%
ISOTRETINOIN 1,119 2.365 (2.229–2.509) 2.205 (2.205–2.483) POST MARKETING -
MINOXIDIL 1,108 1.559 (1.469–1.654) 1.463 (1.463–1.479) YES >10%
DALFAMPRIDINE 1,088 0.742 (0.699–0.787) 0.7 (0.7–0.789) YES 1% to 10%
SERTRALINE 1,073 0.198 (0.187–0.211) 0.188 (0.188–0.225) NO -
TADALAFIL 1,060 0.422 (0.397–0.448) 0.399 (0.399–0.45) YES >10%
LEDIPASVIR\SOFOSBUVIR 1,014 5.937 (5.574–6.323) 5.369 (5.369–6.09) YES >10%
IBRUTINIB 1,008 0.522 (0.49–0.555) 0.492 (0.492–0.557) YES >10%
NINTEDANIB 986 0.773 (0.726–0.823) 0.728 (0.728–0.825) YES 1% to 10%
GABAPENTIN 974 0.09 (0.085–0.096) 0.085 (0.085–0.097) NO -
TIRZEPATIDE 967 0.851 (0.799–0.907) 0.8 (0.8–0.908) NO -
ESTRADIOL 963 0.437 (0.41–0.466) 0.412 (0.412–0.467) YES >10%
VENLAFAXINE 953 0.23 (0.216–0.245) 0.217 (0.217–0.246) YES <1%
BELIMUMAB 943 1.126 (1.056–1.201) 1.055 (1.055–1.199) NO -
DULAGLUTIDE 943 0.61 (0.572–0.65) 0.574 (0.574–0.652) NO -
NALTREXONE 921 1.337 (1.253–1.427) 0.249 (0.249–0.254) YES >10%
METFORMIN 881 0.078 (0.073–0.083) 0.073 (0.073–0.107) YES 1% to 10%
LEFLUNOMIDE 879 0.076 (0.071–0.082) 0.072 (0.072–0.082) YES >10%
SIPONIMOD 871 2.547 (2.382–2.724) 2.354 (2.354–2.692) YES >10%
CIPROFLOXACIN 865 0.299 (0.279–0.319) 0.281 (0.281–0.321) YES 1% to 10%
DASATINIB 860 1.625 (1.519–1.738) 1.512 (1.512–1.73) YES >10%
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 860 0.404 (0.377–0.432) 0.379 (0.379–0.434) YES >10%
PIRFENIDONE 847 1.083 (1.012–1.159) 1.012 (1.012–1.089) YES >10%
OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE 845 0.111 (0.104–0.119) 0.104 (0.104–0.119) YES >10%
ELEXACAFTOR\IVACAFTOR\TEZACAFTOR 823 2.203 (2.056–2.36) 2.037 (2.037–2.338) YES >10%
DENOSUMAB 786 0.237 (0.221–0.254) 0.222 (0.222–0.255) YES >10%
RIOCIGUAT 783 0.652 (0.607–0.699) 0.609 (0.609–0.701) YES >10%
NIVOLUMAB 781 0.301 (0.28–0.323) 0.218 (0.218–0.255) YES >10%
EPTINEZUMAB-JJMR 773 6.775 (6.302–7.283) 6.469 (6.469–7.443) NO -
LENVATINIB 766 0.909 (0.847–0.976) 0.847 (0.847–0.977) YES >10%
ETONOGESTREL 765 1.036 (0.965–1.113) 0.965 (0.965–1.113) YES >10%
RIVAROXABAN 764 0.191 (0.178–0.205) 0.179 (0.179–0.207) NO -
RIBOCICLIB 756 0.434 (0.404–0.466) 0.406 (0.406–0.468) YES >10%
MONTELUKAST SODIUM 736 0.1 (0.093–0.107) 0.093 (0.093–0.108) YES 1% to 10%
ENZALUTAMIDE 734 0.737 (0.685–0.792) 0.687 (0.687–0.794) YES >10%
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 734 0.646 (0.601–0.694) 0.602 (0.602–0.794) YES >10%
CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE 679 0.062 (0.057–0.066) 0.058 (0.058–0.097) YES >10%
ARIPIPRAZOLE 660 0.228 (0.211–0.246) 0.213 (0.213–0.245) YES >10%
BENRALIZUMAB 655 1.543 (1.428–1.667) 1.422 (1.422–1.66) YES >10%
TOPIRAMATE 654 0.234 (0.217–0.253) 0.218 (0.218–0.255) YES FREQUENCY NOT DEFINED
POMALIDOMIDE 647 0.449 (0.416–0.485) 0.417 (0.417–0.487) YES >10%

Footnote 1: Signals defined as ROR/PRR >1 with lower 95% CI >1.