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Herpes simplex: Which Medications Cause It? (3,670 Reports Across 261 Drugs)

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Herpes simplex has been reported as an adverse event with 261 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,670 total reports. 534 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Herpes simplex are PREDNISONE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and METHOTREXATE.

3,670
Total Reports
261
Drugs Involved
534
Deaths
1,603
Hospitalizations
47.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.3% / 37.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Herpes simplex Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 445 0.3% 131 269 53
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 395 0.3% 136 183 36
METHOTREXATE 395 0.2% 97 219 26
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 353 0.5% 73 164 44
TACROLIMUS 328 0.4% 64 184 45
RITUXIMAB 309 0.2% 86 162 34
PREDNISOLONE 296 0.4% 73 175 49
VINCRISTINE 242 0.3% 108 137 21
FLUDARABINE 218 0.9% 73 54 5
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 218 0.3% 98 98 46
DOXORUBICIN 195 0.2% 85 119 26
ACYCLOVIR 193 1.4% 50 77 25
CYCLOSPORINE 191 0.3% 44 42 3
CYTARABINE 173 0.4% 86 80 17
BUSULFAN 169 1.5% 55 53 4
DEXAMETHASONE 162 0.1% 66 85 24
ALEMTUZUMAB 154 1.1% 39 42 9
DUPILUMAB 131 0.0% 3 17 3
ETOPOSIDE 131 0.3% 89 55 9
ADALIMUMAB 129 0.0% 4 56 10

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Herpes simplex

445 reports
395 reports
395 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)