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Encephalitis cytomegalovirus: Which Medications Cause It? (334 Reports Across 49 Drugs)

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Encephalitis cytomegalovirus has been reported as an adverse event with 49 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 334 total reports. 196 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Encephalitis cytomegalovirus are GANCICLOVIR, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and RITUXIMAB.

334
Total Reports
49
Drugs Involved
196
Deaths
202
Hospitalizations
44.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
39.2% / 60.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Encephalitis cytomegalovirus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
GANCICLOVIR 150 3.0% 98 82 21
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 134 0.1% 100 100 22
RITUXIMAB 125 0.1% 110 104 17
FOSCARNET 120 5.8% 83 74 16
VALGANCICLOVIR 117 1.5% 74 65 7
CYCLOSPORINE 116 0.2% 96 88 18
LAPINE T-LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN 75 0.8% 74 64 13
HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN 72 18.6% 58 52 1
BUDESONIDE 69 0.3% 69 65 3
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 58 0.1% 29 34 17
TACROLIMUS 56 0.1% 22 40 25
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 51 0.1% 13 23 14
FLUDARABINE 41 0.2% 20 11 7
METHOTREXATE 38 0.0% 27 25 21
PREDNISONE 38 0.0% 24 24 20
THYMOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS 36 0.7% 17 16 5
ETOPOSIDE 29 0.1% 16 15 12
PREDNISOLONE 27 0.0% 10 22 2
BUSULFAN 26 0.2% 11 11 8
VINCRISTINE 24 0.0% 17 16 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Encephalitis cytomegalovirus

150 reports
134 reports
125 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)