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Cytomegalovirus viraemia: Which Medications Cause It? (3,454 Reports Across 172 Drugs)

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Cytomegalovirus viraemia has been reported as an adverse event with 172 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,454 total reports. 772 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cytomegalovirus viraemia are TACROLIMUS, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, and PREDNISONE.

3,454
Total Reports
172
Drugs Involved
772
Deaths
1,377
Hospitalizations
44.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
43.7% / 56.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cytomegalovirus viraemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 1,323 1.5% 200 555 115
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,070 1.4% 172 377 101
PREDNISONE 867 0.6% 256 353 77
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 621 1.0% 204 230 84
CYCLOSPORINE 585 0.9% 190 246 51
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 576 0.5% 216 188 31
VALGANCICLOVIR 447 5.7% 62 131 65
PREDNISOLONE 425 0.5% 52 195 44
METHOTREXATE 399 0.2% 180 89 25
FLUDARABINE 397 1.7% 105 90 18
RITUXIMAB 388 0.2% 89 130 31
LAPINE T-LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN 359 3.9% 64 123 37
DEXAMETHASONE 312 0.3% 130 137 21
GANCICLOVIR 294 5.9% 80 87 59
ETOPOSIDE 259 0.5% 133 96 20
CYTARABINE 246 0.6% 135 88 8
BUSULFAN 228 2.0% 68 58 17
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 228 1.4% 29 111 21
THYMOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS 228 4.1% 33 73 13
BASILIXIMAB 213 3.1% 50 82 26

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cytomegalovirus viraemia

1,323 reports
1,070 reports
867 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)