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PENTAMIDINE for Acanthamoeba infection: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 13 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where PENTAMIDINE was used for Acanthamoeba infection.

Most Reported Side Effects for PENTAMIDINE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 71 18.3% 37 52
Off label use 56 14.4% 17 21
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 43 11.1% 6 30
Pyrexia 42 10.8% 3 38
Condition aggravated 29 7.5% 9 20
Acute kidney injury 25 6.4% 9 13
Renal failure 23 5.9% 5 19
Respiratory failure 21 5.4% 11 11
Drug ineffective for unapproved indication 20 5.2% 8 7
Graft versus host disease 19 4.9% 14 3
Disease progression 18 4.6% 10 9
Infection 18 4.6% 17 1
Product use in unapproved indication 17 4.4% 3 9
Septic shock 17 4.4% 17 2
Neutropenia 16 4.1% 2 7

Other Indications for PENTAMIDINE

Antifungal prophylaxis (72) Product used for unknown indication (58) Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (55) Prophylaxis (53) Infection prophylaxis (45) Prophylaxis against transplant rejection (15) Antibiotic prophylaxis (13) Pneumocystis jirovecii infection (13) Encephalitis (9) Neutropenia (9)

Other Drugs Used for Acanthamoeba infection

MILTEFOSINE (39) FLUCONAZOLE (29) FLUCYTOSINE (22) SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM (20) SULFADIAZINE (16) METRONIDAZOLE (11) VORICONAZOLE (11) AZITHROMYCIN (10) AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS (9) AMPHOTERICIN B (8)

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