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

Table 4.

Time-to-onset distribution of the Top 50 drugs associated with drug-induced headache based on total complete cases.

Drug name ATC Total complete cases  ≤ 7 days 8-28 days 29-60 days 61-90 days >90 days
APREMILAST L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 2,552 1,171 (45.90%) 342 (13.5%) 201 (7.90%) 90 (3.50%) 748 (29.30%)
TREPROSTINIL B01 ANTITHROMBOTIC AGENTS 2,352 375 (15.90%) 326 (13.90%) 153 (6.50%) 110 (4.70%) 1,388 (59.00%)
FINGOLIMOD HYDROCHLORIDE L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 2,261 1,323 (58.50%) 167 (7.40%) 110 (4.90%) 64 (2.80%) 597 (26.40%)
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G J06 IMMUNE SERA AND IMMUNOGLOBULINS 2,104 1,030 (49.00%) 166 (7.90%) 103 (4.90%) 72 (3.40%) 733 (34.80%)
OFATUMUMAB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 2,014 1,582 (78.60%) 183 (9.00%) 75 (3.70%) 21 (1.00%) 153 (7.60%)
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 1,912 292 (15.30%) 219 (11.50%) 168 (8.80%) 104 (5.40%) 1,129 (59.00%)
OCRELIZUMAB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 1,729 947 (54.80%) 156 (9.00%) 46 (2.70%) 20 (1.20%) 560 (32.40%)
DUPILUMAB D11 OTHER DERMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS 1,678 574 (34.20%) 238 (14.10%) 137 (8.20%) 93 (5.50%) 636 (37.90%)
ADALIMUMAB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 1,627 410 (25.20%) 178 (10.90%) 106 (6.50%) 68 (4.20%) 865 (53.20%)
NIRMATRELVIR\RITONAVIR J05 ANTIVIRALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE 1,510 796 (52.70%) 617 (40.80%) 13 (0.90%) 2 (0.10%) 82 (5.40%)
VEDOLIZUMAB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 1,395 418 (30.00%) 141 (10.00%) 104 (7.50%) 77 (5.50%) 655 (47.00%)
TOFACITINIB CITRATE L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 1,345 422 (31.40%) 175 (13.00%) 93 (6.90%) 70 (5.20%) 585 (43.50%)
OMALIZUMAB R03 DRUGS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASES 1,312 410 (31.20%) 106 (8.10%) 94 (7.20%) 54 (4.10%) 648 (49.40%)
ABALOPARATIDE H05 CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS 1,284 893 (69.50%) 182 (14.20%) 62 (4.80%) 32 (2.50%) 115 (9.00%)
MACITENTAN C02 ANTIHYPERTENSIVES 1,224 261 (21.30%) 182 (14.90%) 108 (8.80%) 45 (3.70%) 628 (51.30%)
SELEXIPAG B01 ANTITHROMBOTIC AGENTS 1,166 415 (35.60%) 235 (20.10%) 119 (10.20%) 60 (5.10%) 337 (28.90%)
SECUKINUMAB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 1,137 380 (33.40%) 167 (14.70%) 103 (9.10%) 53 (4.70%) 434 (38.20%)
NIRAPARIB L01 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS 1,036 384 (37.10%) 313 (30.20%) 89 (8.60%) 50 (4.80%) 200 (19.30%)
LEVONORGESTREL G03 SEX HORMONES AND MODULATORS OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM 980 642 (65.50%) 91 (9.30%) 34 (3.50%) 10 (1.00%) 203 (20.70%)
GLECAPREVIR\PIBRENTASVIR J05 ANTIVIRALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE 890 300 (33.70%) 274 (30.80%) 127 (14.30%) 22 (2.50%) 167 (18.80%)
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 762 284 (37.30%) 77 (10.10%) 73 (9.60%) 37 (4.90%) 291 (38.20%)
SOFOSBUVIR\VELPATASVIR J05 ANTIVIRALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE 744 264 (35.50%) 192 (25.90%) 115 (15.50%) 18 (2.40%) 155 (20.80%)
NATALIZUMAB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 732 293 (40.00%) 68 (9.30%) 26 (3.60%) 12 (1.60%) 333 (45.50%)
OCTREOTIDE ACETATE H01 PITUITARY AND HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES AND ANALOGUES 679 146 (21.50%) 47 (7.00%) 32 (4.70%) 35 (5.20%) 419 (61.70%)
SEMAGLUTIDE A10 DRUGS USED IN DIABETES 666 404 (60.70%) 95 (14.40%) 50 (7.50%) 17 (2.60%) 100 (15.00%)
VOXELOTOR B06 OTHER HEMATOLOGICAL AGENTS 661 218 (33.00%) 125 (18.90%) 43 (6.50%) 44 (6.70%) 231 (34.90%)
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA M03 MUSCLE RELAXANTS 622 416 (66.90%) 62 (9.90%) 16 (2.60%) 8 (1.30%) 120 (19.30%)
RUXOLITINIB L01 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS 616 215 (34.90%) 106 (17.20%) 69 (11.20%) 18 (2.90%) 208 (33.80%)
PALBOCICLIB L01 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS 595 114 (19.20%) 109 (18.30%) 64 (10.80%) 35 (5.90%) 273 (45.90%)
LENALIDOMIDE L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 576 142 (24.70%) 82 (14.20%) 46 (8.00%) 31 (5.40%) 275 (47.70%)
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 571 125 (21.90%) 86 (15.10%) 34 (6.00%) 29 (5.10%) 297 (52.00%)
MEPOLIZUMAB R03 DRUGS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASES 557 192 (34.50%) 41 (7.40%) 49 (8.80%) 13 (2.30%) 262 (47.00%)
NINTEDANIB L01 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS 552 197 (35.70%) 123 (22.30%) 55 (10.00%) 26 (4.70%) 151 (27.40%)
ABATACEPT L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 551 155 (28.10%) 64 (11.60%) 35 (6.40%) 23 (4.20%) 274 (49.70%)
ALEMTUZUMAB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 551 388 (70.40%) 22 (4.00%) 8 (1.50%) 4 (0.70%) 129 (23.40%)
ACETAMINOPHEN N02 ANALGESICS 550 477 (86.70%) 19 (3.50%) 8 (1.50%) 6 (1.10%) 40 (7.30%)
DIMETHYL FUMARATE L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 526 226 (43.00%) 79 (15.00%) 29 (5.50%) 5 (1.00%) 187 (35.60%)
AMPHETAMINE \DEXTROAMPHETAMINE N06 PSYCHOANALEPTICS 522 414 (79.30%) 50 (9.50%) 24 (4.60%) 6 (1.10%) 28 (5.40%)
AMBRISENTAN C02 ANTIHYPERTENSIVES 503 82 (16.30%) 41 (8.20%) 45 (8.90%) 21 (4.20%) 314 (62.40%)
NIVOLUMAB L01 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS 485 154 (31.80%) 123 (25.40%) 71 (14.60%) 42 (8.70%) 95 (19.60%)
UPADACITINIB L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 477 108 (22.60%) 58 (12.20%) 43 (9.00%) 32 (6.70%) 236 (49.50%)
TERIFLUNOMIDE L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 464 101 (21.80%) 63 (13.50%) 43 (9.30%) 24 (5.20%) 233 (50.20%)
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM H03 THYROID THERAPY 445 196 (44.00%) 85 (19.10%) 64 (14.40%) 20 (4.50%) 80 (18.00%)
AMLODIPINE BESYLATE C08 CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS 436 255 (58.50%) 59 (13.60%) 25 (5.70%) 9 (2.10%) 88 (20.20%)
EVOLOCUMAB C10 LIPID MODIFYING AGENTS 420 219 (52.10%) 67 (16.00%) 22 (5.20%) 24 (5.70%) 88 (21.00%)
IBUPROFEN M01 ANTIINFLAMMATORY AND ANTIRHEUMATIC PRODUCTS 411 296 (72.00%) 22 (5.30%) 23 (5.60%) 14 (3.40%) 56 (13.60%)
ZOLEDRONIC ACID M05 DRUGS FOR TREATMENT OF BONE DISEASES 410 344 (83.90%) 13 (3.20%) 10 (2.40%) 7 (1.70%) 36 (8.80%)
CIPROFLOXACIN J01 ANTIBACTERIALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE 407 283 (69.50%) 60 (14.80%) 17 (4.20%) 10 (2.50%) 37 (9.10%)
SIPONIMOD L04 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 404 287 (71.00%) 36 (8.90%) 23 (5.70%) 9 (2.20%) 49 (12.10%)
ERENUMAB-AOOE N02 ANALGESICS 400 215 (53.80%) 40 (9.90%) 34 (8.50%) 25 (6.20%) 86 (21.50%)