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Photoabsorption [MoA]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 3 Drugs

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Photoabsorption [MoA] includes 3 drugs with a combined 1,532 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

3
Drugs in Class
1,532
Combined Reports

All Photoabsorption [MoA] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
VERTEPORFIN Visudyne 753 19 46 2.5%
METHOXSALEN Methoxsalen 646 164 136 25.4%
PORFIMER Photofrin 133 28 57 21.1%

Common Side Effects in Photoabsorption [MoA] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Product use in unapproved indication 391 116
Off label use 177 9
Visual acuity reduced 173 0
Disease progression 149 12
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy 128 0
Age-related macular degeneration 90 0
Retinal haemorrhage 70 0
Condition aggravated 50 11
Choroidal neovascularisation 47 0
Retinal detachment 42 0
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