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Encephalitis: Which Medications Cause It? (4,854 Reports Across 332 Drugs)

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Encephalitis has been reported as an adverse event with 332 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,854 total reports. 1,018 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Encephalitis are NIVOLUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and PREDNISONE.

4,854
Total Reports
332
Drugs Involved
1,018
Deaths
3,173
Hospitalizations
50.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.0% / 49.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Encephalitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NIVOLUMAB 377 0.4% 89 250 68
METHOTREXATE 372 0.2% 85 181 29
PREDNISONE 365 0.2% 120 194 59
PEMBROLIZUMAB 352 0.4% 90 245 83
RITUXIMAB 263 0.2% 59 172 23
TACROLIMUS 253 0.3% 125 175 64
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 244 0.2% 81 123 45
ATEZOLIZUMAB 236 0.7% 65 129 27
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 228 0.3% 89 146 39
PREDNISOLONE 190 0.2% 73 138 43
DEXAMETHASONE 187 0.2% 77 124 51
IPILIMUMAB 185 0.5% 36 133 32
ADALIMUMAB 176 0.0% 10 97 13
CYTARABINE 155 0.4% 42 82 22
CARBOPLATIN 143 0.2% 23 117 49
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 142 0.2% 68 87 37
VINCRISTINE 139 0.2% 50 64 25
BEVACIZUMAB 135 0.2% 35 73 6
FLUDARABINE 127 0.5% 48 53 19
ETANERCEPT 119 0.0% 10 49 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Encephalitis

377 reports
372 reports
365 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)