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Brain abscess: Which Medications Cause It? (1,886 Reports Across 175 Drugs)

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Brain abscess has been reported as an adverse event with 175 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,886 total reports. 498 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Brain abscess are TACROLIMUS, PREDNISONE, and MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL.

1,886
Total Reports
175
Drugs Involved
498
Deaths
1,285
Hospitalizations
53.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.1% / 57.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Brain abscess Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 409 0.5% 149 319 108
PREDNISONE 398 0.3% 97 286 75
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 306 0.4% 96 219 76
PREDNISOLONE 241 0.3% 89 177 60
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 167 0.1% 56 94 29
METHOTREXATE 133 0.1% 41 66 29
DEXAMETHASONE 122 0.1% 28 91 28
RITUXIMAB 103 0.1% 28 65 11
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 102 0.2% 46 77 29
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 95 0.6% 22 80 44
VORICONAZOLE 94 0.7% 45 68 11
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 76 0.2% 18 50 10
MEROPENEM 72 0.5% 43 48 7
CYCLOSPORINE 68 0.1% 28 51 22
VINCRISTINE 65 0.1% 7 18 7
AZATHIOPRINE 61 0.2% 23 47 13
LAPINE T-LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN 52 0.6% 27 24 15
LINEZOLID 50 0.3% 18 30 10
ADALIMUMAB 49 0.0% 6 31 4
AMPHOTERICIN B 48 0.4% 28 31 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Brain abscess

409 reports
398 reports
306 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)