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Does 5-FLUOROURACIL Cause Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy? 5 Reports in FDA Database

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According to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), 5 reports of Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy have been filed in association with 5-FLUOROURACIL. This represents 0.9% of all adverse event reports for 5-FLUOROURACIL.

5
Reports of Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy with 5-FLUOROURACIL
0.9%
of all 5-FLUOROURACIL reports
0
Deaths
2
Hospitalizations

How Dangerous Is Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy From 5-FLUOROURACIL?

Of the 5 reports, 2 (40.0%) required hospitalization.

Is Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy Listed in the Official Label?

This adverse event is not currently listed in the official FDA drug label for 5-FLUOROURACIL. However, 5 reports have been filed with the FAERS database.

What Other Side Effects Does 5-FLUOROURACIL Cause?

Breast cancer (137) Neoplasm progression (63) Death (37) Nausea (35) Neutropenia (33) Vomiting (32) Diarrhoea (29) Musculoskeletal disorder (25) Pyrexia (24) Toxicity to various agents (20)

What Other Drugs Cause Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy?

VALPROIC ACID (455) FLUOROURACIL (156) VALPROATE (120) DIVALPROEX (119) OXALIPLATIN (107) TOPIRAMATE (101) RISPERIDONE (96) QUETIAPINE (91) LEVETIRACETAM (71) LEUCOVORIN (62)

Which 5-FLUOROURACIL Alternatives Have Lower Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy Risk?

5-FLUOROURACIL vs 5-FU 5-FLUOROURACIL vs 6-ACETYLMORPHINE 5-FLUOROURACIL vs ABACAVIR 5-FLUOROURACIL vs ABACAVIR\DOLUTEGRAVIR\LAMIVUDINE 5-FLUOROURACIL vs ABACAVIR\LAMIVUDINE

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