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Disseminated cryptococcosis: Which Medications Cause It? (606 Reports Across 64 Drugs)

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Disseminated cryptococcosis has been reported as an adverse event with 64 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 606 total reports. 200 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Disseminated cryptococcosis are PREDNISONE, TACROLIMUS, and MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL.

606
Total Reports
64
Drugs Involved
200
Deaths
443
Hospitalizations
54.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
32.2% / 67.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Disseminated cryptococcosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 214 0.1% 65 179 75
TACROLIMUS 173 0.2% 43 130 44
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 167 0.2% 40 127 38
PREDNISOLONE 122 0.2% 42 91 12
DEXAMETHASONE 109 0.1% 49 85 35
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 73 0.1% 46 49 22
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 59 0.4% 18 50 20
AMPHOTERICIN B 51 0.5% 29 41 5
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 49 0.0% 13 39 12
CYCLOSPORINE 44 0.1% 8 33 10
RITUXIMAB 44 0.0% 19 36 18
FLUCONAZOLE 35 0.2% 8 29 1
VINCRISTINE 30 0.0% 2 29 10
FLUCYTOSINE 29 4.3% 17 17 4
DOXORUBICIN 27 0.0% 2 25 9
METHOTREXATE 27 0.0% 11 22 11
HYDROCORTISONE 26 0.1% 13 20 6
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 23 0.1% 3 20 2
ETOPOSIDE 19 0.0% 3 18 4
CISPLATIN 17 0.0% 2 16 9

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Disseminated cryptococcosis

214 reports
173 reports
167 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)