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Does FLUOROURACIL Cause Wound infection? 51 Reports in FDA Database

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According to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), 51 reports of Wound infection have been filed in association with FLUOROURACIL (FLUOROURACIL). This represents 0.1% of all adverse event reports for FLUOROURACIL.

51
Reports of Wound infection with FLUOROURACIL
0.1%
of all FLUOROURACIL reports
9
Deaths
34
Hospitalizations

How Dangerous Is Wound infection From FLUOROURACIL?

Of the 51 reports, 9 (17.6%) resulted in death, 34 (66.7%) required hospitalization.

Is Wound infection Listed in the Official Label?

This adverse event is not currently listed in the official FDA drug label for FLUOROURACIL. However, 51 reports have been filed with the FAERS database.

What Other Side Effects Does FLUOROURACIL Cause?

Diarrhoea (5,373) Neutropenia (4,400) Nausea (3,757) Vomiting (2,836) Off label use (2,788) Neuropathy peripheral (2,605) Thrombocytopenia (2,426) Fatigue (2,421) Disease progression (2,377) Febrile neutropenia (2,230)

What Other Drugs Cause Wound infection?

ADALIMUMAB (1,822) METHOTREXATE (1,607) RITUXIMAB (1,598) TOCILIZUMAB (1,478) DICLOFENAC (1,410) SECUKINUMAB (1,393) ABATACEPT (1,382) PREDNISONE (1,335) LEFLUNOMIDE (1,328) INFLIXIMAB (1,317)

Which FLUOROURACIL Alternatives Have Lower Wound infection Risk?

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