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Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors [MoA]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 14 Drugs

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Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors [MoA] includes 14 drugs with a combined 288,606 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

14
Drugs in Class
288,606
Combined Reports

All Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors [MoA] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
CAPECITABINE Capecitabine 63,506 8,892 17,529 14.0%
FLUOROURACIL FLUOROURACIL 53,045 6,997 20,941 13.2%
CYTARABINE cytarabine 44,383 9,089 17,861 20.5%
AZATHIOPRINE AZATHIOPRINE 33,248 4,579 10,817 13.8%
GEMCITABINE Gemcitabine 31,328 5,142 12,268 16.4%
FLUDARABINE Fludarabine Phosphate 23,660 6,831 6,745 28.9%
AZACITIDINE Azacitidine 19,323 6,641 9,028 34.4%
MERCAPTOPURINE Mercaptopurine 11,490 1,468 5,925 12.8%
DECITABINE Decitabine 2,983 816 1,060 27.4%
DACTINOMYCIN DACTINOMYCIN 2,858 507 721 17.7%
CLOFARABINE Clofarabine 1,419 528 409 37.2%
NELARABINE Nelarabine 735 156 265 21.2%
PENTOSTATIN Nipent 455 109 121 24.0%
TRIFLURIDINE Trifluridine 173 26 34 15.0%

Common Side Effects in Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors [MoA] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Off label use 24,731 4,873
Diarrhoea 20,544 3,051
Drug ineffective 20,214 3,767
Febrile neutropenia 17,262 2,880
Nausea 16,616 2,192
Neutropenia 14,894 2,593
Disease progression 13,709 3,380
Pyrexia 13,423 2,236
Vomiting 12,199 2,070
Fatigue 12,119 1,933
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