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DEXAMETHASONE for Weight increased: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 38 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where DEXAMETHASONE was used for Weight increased.

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 Weight increased

METFORMIN (72) TIRZEPATIDE (63) SEMAGLUTIDE (52) TOPIRAMATE (43) PHENTERMINE (42) DULAGLUTIDE (41) FUROSEMIDE (36) BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A (34) CYPROHEPTADINE (29) EXENATIDE (26)

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