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IRINOTECAN for Chemotherapy: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 398 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where IRINOTECAN was used for Chemotherapy.

Most Reported Side Effects for IRINOTECAN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Diarrhoea 4,157 14.9% 558 1,893
Neutropenia 2,533 9.1% 343 655
Nausea 2,374 8.5% 228 1,029
Disease progression 2,018 7.2% 628 271
Off label use 2,018 7.2% 345 630
Vomiting 1,944 7.0% 225 1,057
Fatigue 1,515 5.4% 205 557
Febrile neutropenia 1,357 4.9% 224 805
Anaemia 1,231 4.4% 195 462
Thrombocytopenia 1,214 4.3% 188 305
Neuropathy peripheral 1,207 4.3% 75 183
Asthenia 1,154 4.1% 157 557
Pyrexia 1,145 4.1% 124 831
Drug ineffective 1,133 4.1% 277 238
Decreased appetite 1,119 4.0% 165 532

Other Indications for IRINOTECAN

Colorectal cancer metastatic (4,655) Pancreatic carcinoma (2,128) Colon cancer (2,105) Product used for unknown indication (2,042) Colorectal cancer (1,446) Adenocarcinoma of colon (1,235) Rectal cancer (985) Pancreatic carcinoma metastatic (977) Adenocarcinoma pancreas (908) Colon cancer metastatic (841)

Other Drugs Used for Chemotherapy

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (3,372) DOCETAXEL (2,134) CARBOPLATIN (1,902) DOXORUBICIN (1,756) VINCRISTINE (1,743) PACLITAXEL (1,425) OXALIPLATIN (1,423) METHOTREXATE (1,380) CYTARABINE (1,355) ETOPOSIDE (1,246)

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IRINOTECAN Full Profile All Chemotherapy Drugs IRINOTECAN Demographics IRINOTECAN Timeline