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Febrile neutropenia: Which Medications Cause It? (48,868 Reports Across 838 Drugs)

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Febrile neutropenia has been reported as an adverse event with 838 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 48,868 total reports. 8,300 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Febrile neutropenia are CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, DOXORUBICIN, and VINCRISTINE.

48,868
Total Reports
838
Drugs Involved
8,300
Deaths
31,627
Hospitalizations
50.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.5% / 52.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Febrile neutropenia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 11,318 8.8% 1,348 7,223 1,683
DOXORUBICIN 8,844 10.7% 1,075 5,491 1,290
VINCRISTINE 8,676 12.0% 992 5,763 1,517
RITUXIMAB 6,382 3.6% 1,011 3,685 709
CYTARABINE 6,142 13.8% 688 3,869 1,033
METHOTREXATE 6,091 2.4% 607 3,827 1,243
ETOPOSIDE 5,966 11.3% 834 3,249 1,032
CARBOPLATIN 4,888 5.8% 846 3,033 767
DEXAMETHASONE 4,382 3.5% 609 2,745 575
PREDNISONE 3,956 2.5% 587 2,331 535
CISPLATIN 3,010 6.3% 580 1,580 452
PACLITAXEL 2,938 3.8% 569 1,915 377
VENETOCLAX 2,663 5.0% 665 1,725 260
FLUOROURACIL 2,230 4.2% 376 1,372 268
IFOSFAMIDE 2,225 13.1% 228 1,165 271
AZACITIDINE 2,172 11.2% 691 1,561 389
PEGFILGRASTIM 2,154 2.7% 237 1,203 133
DOCETAXEL 2,072 3.2% 435 1,256 296
FLUDARABINE 2,055 8.7% 337 1,096 251
MERCAPTOPURINE 1,853 16.1% 97 1,479 407

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Febrile neutropenia

11,318 reports
8,844 reports
8,676 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)