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Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 12 Drugs

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Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] includes 12 drugs with a combined 252,500 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

12
Drugs in Class
252,500
Combined Reports

All Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] 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%
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%
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 Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Off label use 18,982 3,589
Diarrhoea 18,545 2,346
Febrile neutropenia 16,902 2,833
Nausea 14,357 1,451
Neutropenia 14,141 2,513
Disease progression 13,071 3,255
Drug ineffective 11,957 2,866
Pyrexia 11,845 1,795
Thrombocytopenia 11,118 1,959
Death 10,931 10,842
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