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Cytomegalovirus infection: Which Medications Cause It? (12,182 Reports Across 397 Drugs)

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Cytomegalovirus infection has been reported as an adverse event with 397 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 12,182 total reports. 2,577 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cytomegalovirus infection are TACROLIMUS, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, and CYCLOSPORINE.

12,182
Total Reports
397
Drugs Involved
2,577
Deaths
5,392
Hospitalizations
46.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
45.4% / 54.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cytomegalovirus infection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 3,320 3.7% 707 1,385 320
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 3,278 4.4% 748 1,115 306
CYCLOSPORINE 1,897 2.8% 544 560 187
PREDNISOLONE 1,732 2.2% 417 901 215
PREDNISONE 1,719 1.1% 382 827 254
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,584 1.2% 437 513 168
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 1,578 2.5% 426 738 255
RITUXIMAB 1,494 0.8% 406 621 153
FLUDARABINE 1,132 4.8% 300 226 75
VALGANCICLOVIR 1,091 13.8% 132 342 62
METHOTREXATE 943 0.4% 230 333 105
DEXAMETHASONE 726 0.6% 202 400 139
GANCICLOVIR 668 13.4% 154 231 42
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 638 3.8% 128 259 63
BUSULFAN 620 5.5% 197 122 32
LAPINE T-LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN 615 6.6% 167 196 56
BASILIXIMAB 590 8.7% 114 223 67
INFLIXIMAB 565 0.4% 59 248 31
ALEMTUZUMAB 520 3.7% 99 115 29
AZATHIOPRINE 496 1.5% 131 247 67

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cytomegalovirus infection

3,320 reports
3,278 reports
1,897 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)