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Differentiation syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (601 Reports Across 36 Drugs)

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Differentiation syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 36 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 601 total reports. 111 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Differentiation syndrome are TRETINOIN, ARSENIC TRIOXIDE, and ENASIDENIB.

601
Total Reports
36
Drugs Involved
111
Deaths
311
Hospitalizations
55.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.4% / 51.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Differentiation syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TRETINOIN 251 6.1% 29 118 33
ARSENIC TRIOXIDE 180 15.3% 14 87 13
ENASIDENIB 102 2.8% 19 66 11
GILTERITINIB 80 2.2% 24 38 8
IVOSIDENIB 80 4.7% 22 46 14
AZACITIDINE 50 0.3% 7 36 12
HYDROXYUREA 41 0.7% 10 22 11
DEXAMETHASONE 38 0.0% 18 19 17
CYTARABINE 33 0.1% 4 23 3
PREDNISONE 25 0.0% 8 16 9
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 24 0.1% 1 21 3
IDARUBICIN 22 0.4% 9 11 4
AMLODIPINE 19 0.0% 6 13 6
CASPOFUNGIN 17 0.5% 0 17 0
LINEZOLID 17 0.1% 0 17 2
FLUCONAZOLE 16 0.1% 0 13 0
REVUMENIB 16 4.3% 3 4 0
VENETOCLAX 16 0.0% 6 9 1
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 14 0.0% 0 14 0
ALPRAZOLAM 13 0.0% 0 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Differentiation syndrome

251 reports
180 reports
102 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)