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Hepatitis b reactivation: Which Medications Cause It? (2,999 Reports Across 144 Drugs)

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Hepatitis b reactivation has been reported as an adverse event with 144 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,999 total reports. 660 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hepatitis b reactivation are RITUXIMAB, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and DOXORUBICIN.

2,999
Total Reports
144
Drugs Involved
660
Deaths
627
Hospitalizations
60.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
43.7% / 56.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hepatitis b reactivation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 914 0.5% 374 220 41
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 801 0.6% 315 198 38
DOXORUBICIN 684 0.8% 270 171 34
VINCRISTINE 641 0.9% 253 155 22
PREDNISONE 583 0.4% 218 192 34
PREDNISOLONE 465 0.6% 181 134 25
LAMIVUDINE 308 1.9% 50 39 15
METHOTREXATE 305 0.1% 62 51 8
DEXAMETHASONE 293 0.2% 126 115 9
ETOPOSIDE 213 0.4% 102 105 11
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 162 0.6% 27 25 2
SOFOSBUVIR 130 0.8% 1 13 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 126 0.2% 26 33 14
PACLITAXEL 122 0.2% 76 82 5
RIBAVIRIN 109 0.3% 4 25 0
CYTARABINE 105 0.2% 14 22 0
BEVACIZUMAB 103 0.1% 70 77 0
BLEOMYCIN 102 1.5% 80 80 11
DOCETAXEL 100 0.2% 86 62 0
ABATACEPT 98 0.1% 4 8 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hepatitis b reactivation

914 reports
801 reports
684 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)