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MERCAPTOPURINE for Prophylaxis: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 7 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where MERCAPTOPURINE was used for Prophylaxis.

Most Reported Side Effects for MERCAPTOPURINE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Febrile neutropenia 1,853 16.1% 97 1,479
Off label use 893 7.8% 95 290
Pyrexia 855 7.4% 45 759
Drug ineffective 721 6.3% 75 230
Vomiting 488 4.3% 38 373
Neutropenia 485 4.2% 41 335
Nausea 418 3.6% 14 304
Pneumonia 394 3.4% 160 202
Pancytopenia 392 3.4% 66 258
Sepsis 389 3.4% 96 268
Abdominal pain 367 3.2% 14 223
Bacterial infection 365 3.2% 267 61
Anaemia 357 3.1% 17 265
Diarrhoea 352 3.1% 22 222
Febrile bone marrow aplasia 308 2.7% 8 302

Other Indications for MERCAPTOPURINE

Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (4,815) Product used for unknown indication (1,136) Crohn's disease (705) Colitis ulcerative (512) B precursor type acute leukaemia (484) B-cell type acute leukaemia (308) T-cell type acute leukaemia (251) Chemotherapy (199) Precursor t-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukaemia (186) Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (175)

Other Drugs Used for Prophylaxis

PEGFILGRASTIM (7,424) HUMAN C1-ESTERASE INHIBITOR (5,950) DENOSUMAB (4,541) SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM (3,197) ASPIRIN (2,083) VALACYCLOVIR (1,574) PANTOPRAZOLE (1,502) VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS STRAIN OKA/MERCK LIVE ANTIGEN (1,444) CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE (1,296) ENOXAPARIN (1,278)

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MERCAPTOPURINE Full Profile All Prophylaxis Drugs MERCAPTOPURINE Demographics MERCAPTOPURINE Timeline