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Monkeypox: Which Medications Cause It? (236 Reports Across 27 Drugs)

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Monkeypox has been reported as an adverse event with 27 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 236 total reports. 34 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Monkeypox are TACROLIMUS, PREDNISONE, and MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL.

236
Total Reports
27
Drugs Involved
34
Deaths
126
Hospitalizations
44.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
8.1% / 91.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Monkeypox Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 83 0.1% 23 74 11
PREDNISONE 72 0.1% 5 54 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 62 0.1% 19 47 10
BICTEGRAVIR\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE 21 0.3% 0 9 0
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 20 0.1% 2 18 0
DOLUTEGRAVIR 19 0.2% 1 2 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 19 0.0% 14 18 10
THYMOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS 16 0.3% 7 15 6
CABOTEGRAVIR 14 0.2% 2 2 0
DOLUTEGRAVIR\LAMIVUDINE 14 0.4% 0 2 0
RILPIVIRINE 14 0.2% 2 2 0
CYCLOSPORINE 13 0.0% 0 0 0
VALGANCICLOVIR 12 0.2% 7 7 3
FINGOLIMOD 10 0.0% 0 9 0
TECOVIRIMAT 10 7.3% 7 6 1
ABACAVIR\DOLUTEGRAVIR\LAMIVUDINE 9 0.2% 0 0 0
ABACAVIR\LAMIVUDINE 9 0.2% 3 3 3
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 9 0.0% 0 2 0
COBICISTAT\DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE 8 0.5% 3 8 3
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR 8 0.3% 1 4 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Monkeypox

83 reports
72 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)