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Meningitis cryptococcal: Which Medications Cause It? (1,241 Reports Across 89 Drugs)

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Meningitis cryptococcal has been reported as an adverse event with 89 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,241 total reports. 346 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Meningitis cryptococcal are PREDNISONE, TACROLIMUS, and MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL.

1,241
Total Reports
89
Drugs Involved
346
Deaths
877
Hospitalizations
52.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
39.5% / 60.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Meningitis cryptococcal Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 316 0.2% 75 248 96
TACROLIMUS 307 0.3% 79 234 93
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 252 0.3% 63 182 63
PREDNISOLONE 166 0.2% 70 109 31
DEXAMETHASONE 117 0.1% 49 89 30
FINGOLIMOD 113 0.2% 20 69 19
FLUCONAZOLE 112 0.7% 58 86 21
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 105 0.1% 38 77 23
AMPHOTERICIN B 98 0.9% 57 72 19
RITUXIMAB 87 0.1% 13 61 10
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 76 0.5% 25 72 37
LAMIVUDINE 73 0.4% 31 51 8
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 61 0.1% 21 46 20
METHOTREXATE 59 0.0% 16 45 18
VINCRISTINE 59 0.1% 26 42 18
DOXORUBICIN 57 0.1% 23 40 18
EFAVIRENZ 38 0.5% 23 21 3
LENALIDOMIDE 38 0.0% 17 30 7
DOLUTEGRAVIR 35 0.3% 8 21 6
INFLIXIMAB 35 0.0% 12 25 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Meningitis cryptococcal

316 reports
307 reports
252 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)