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DEXAMETHASONE for Covid-19 treatment: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 60 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where DEXAMETHASONE was used for Covid-19 treatment.

Most Reported Side Effects for DEXAMETHASONE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Off label use 13,439 10.7% 2,704 4,927
Plasma cell myeloma 9,207 7.4% 3,082 1,684
Drug ineffective 8,359 6.7% 2,089 3,001
Pneumonia 6,073 4.9% 1,844 4,150
Neutropenia 6,050 4.8% 1,009 2,024
Thrombocytopenia 5,873 4.7% 1,172 2,139
Diarrhoea 4,816 3.8% 768 2,364
Pyrexia 4,639 3.7% 766 3,260
Disease progression 4,545 3.6% 1,148 742
Febrile neutropenia 4,382 3.5% 609 2,745
Anaemia 4,352 3.5% 892 2,074
Fatigue 4,204 3.4% 537 1,630
Death 3,922 3.1% 3,911 764
Nausea 3,771 3.0% 494 1,823
Neuropathy peripheral 3,543 2.8% 335 734

Other Indications for DEXAMETHASONE

Plasma cell myeloma (49,067) Product used for unknown indication (18,752) Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (6,461) Diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (3,696) Covid-19 (2,975) Plasma cell myeloma refractory (2,276) Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (1,399) Covid-19 pneumonia (1,184) Mantle cell lymphoma (949) Amyloidosis (932)

Other Drugs Used for Covid-19 treatment

NIRMATRELVIR\RITONAVIR (44,763) MOLNUPIRAVIR (3,476) CASIRIVIMAB\IMDEVIMAB (208) REMDESIVIR (156) CILGAVIMAB\TIXAGEVIMAB (146) BAMLANIVIMAB\ETESEVIMAB (85) HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE (71) SOTROVIMAB (69) BAMLANIVIMAB (66) AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS (47)

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