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Mucormycosis: Which Medications Cause It? (2,246 Reports Across 145 Drugs)

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Mucormycosis has been reported as an adverse event with 145 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,246 total reports. 1,073 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Mucormycosis are TACROLIMUS, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, and PREDNISONE.

2,246
Total Reports
145
Drugs Involved
1,073
Deaths
1,315
Hospitalizations
46.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
34.4% / 65.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Mucormycosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 648 0.7% 309 426 209
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 468 0.6% 234 296 151
PREDNISONE 445 0.3% 160 313 144
DEXAMETHASONE 395 0.3% 148 284 151
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 387 0.6% 216 283 176
PREDNISOLONE 294 0.4% 175 184 90
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 238 0.2% 133 135 66
AMPHOTERICIN B 232 2.2% 132 137 62
METHOTREXATE 231 0.1% 99 117 65
VORICONAZOLE 216 1.5% 123 113 40
CYTARABINE 207 0.5% 82 98 63
CYCLOSPORINE 178 0.3% 108 87 20
BASILIXIMAB 151 2.2% 54 99 56
VINCRISTINE 150 0.2% 56 86 49
FLUCONAZOLE 129 0.9% 63 69 21
FLUDARABINE 116 0.5% 66 51 23
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 116 0.7% 60 77 40
RITUXIMAB 111 0.1% 73 57 22
POSACONAZOLE 104 1.8% 40 64 25
DAUNORUBICIN 95 1.0% 28 43 35

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Mucormycosis

648 reports
468 reports
445 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)