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METHYLPREDNISOLONE for Immunosuppression: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 2,041 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where METHYLPREDNISOLONE was used for Immunosuppression.

Most Reported Side Effects for METHYLPREDNISOLONE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Off label use 10,364 16.2% 2,842 4,839
Drug ineffective 9,959 15.6% 2,776 4,831
Product use in unapproved indication 4,115 6.4% 1,482 1,619
Condition aggravated 3,784 5.9% 1,548 2,136
Headache 3,419 5.4% 1,128 1,653
Fatigue 3,250 5.1% 1,192 1,622
Pyrexia 3,226 5.1% 998 2,014
Pain 3,165 5.0% 1,348 1,532
Nausea 3,105 4.9% 989 1,793
Pneumonia 3,006 4.7% 1,598 1,933
Rash 3,005 4.7% 1,367 1,511
Hypertension 2,801 4.4% 1,372 1,378
Diarrhoea 2,684 4.2% 1,199 1,648
Dyspnoea 2,592 4.1% 942 1,568
Rheumatoid arthritis 2,381 3.7% 1,301 1,227

Other Indications for METHYLPREDNISOLONE

Product used for unknown indication (9,568) Immunosuppressant drug therapy (5,162) Premedication (2,339) Covid-19 (1,633) Rheumatoid arthritis (1,298) Prophylaxis against transplant rejection (1,274) Systemic lupus erythematosus (1,135) Renal transplant (1,090) Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (1,022) Transplant rejection (968)

Other Drugs Used for Immunosuppression

TACROLIMUS (9,959) MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (6,355) PREDNISONE (5,733) CYCLOSPORINE (2,989) MYCOPHENOLIC ACID (2,778) PREDNISOLONE (2,577) AZATHIOPRINE (1,324) BASILIXIMAB (1,083) SIROLIMUS (884) RITUXIMAB (808)

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