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Metastatic malignant melanoma: Which Medications Cause It? (1,747 Reports Across 115 Drugs)

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Metastatic malignant melanoma has been reported as an adverse event with 115 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,747 total reports. 733 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Metastatic malignant melanoma are DABRAFENIB, TRAMETINIB DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE, and TRAMETINIB.

1,747
Total Reports
115
Drugs Involved
733
Deaths
478
Hospitalizations
60.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
37.7% / 62.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Metastatic malignant melanoma Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DABRAFENIB 449 2.3% 235 165 24
TRAMETINIB DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE 267 1.6% 115 84 10
TRAMETINIB 173 3.0% 119 75 14
SILDENAFIL 116 0.3% 63 17 0
TALIMOGENE LAHERPAREPVEC 109 7.4% 42 10 3
NIVOLUMAB 87 0.1% 30 29 6
PREDNISONE 77 0.1% 38 21 4
PEMBROLIZUMAB 74 0.1% 39 28 4
TADALAFIL 71 0.2% 29 7 0
IPILIMUMAB 69 0.2% 21 26 8
INFLIXIMAB 61 0.0% 39 12 5
TACROLIMUS 54 0.1% 22 22 9
VEMURAFENIB 50 0.6% 25 7 1
RITUXIMAB 48 0.0% 24 13 2
LENALIDOMIDE 45 0.0% 17 7 12
DEXAMETHASONE 41 0.0% 20 14 9
ADALIMUMAB 38 0.0% 12 11 4
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 36 0.0% 10 16 8
PACLITAXEL 34 0.0% 25 13 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 31 0.0% 13 1 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Metastatic malignant melanoma

449 reports
173 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)