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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (25,045 Reports Across 1,143 Drugs)

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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 1,143 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 25,045 total reports. 19,978 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome are TACROLIMUS, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL.

25,045
Total Reports
1,143
Drugs Involved
19,978
Deaths
14,559
Hospitalizations
53.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
45.6% / 54.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 1,847 2.0% 1,629 1,080 578
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,597 1.2% 1,424 730 347
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,566 2.1% 1,366 864 460
PREDNISONE 1,525 1.0% 1,336 934 507
DEXAMETHASONE 1,355 1.1% 1,193 802 416
METHOTREXATE 1,317 0.5% 1,104 805 398
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 1,278 2.0% 1,168 783 443
RITUXIMAB 1,188 0.7% 1,062 565 283
PREDNISOLONE 1,154 1.4% 1,036 692 363
CYCLOSPORINE 933 1.4% 832 399 208
VINCRISTINE 918 1.3% 778 440 177
ACETAMINOPHEN 899 0.7% 757 569 295
METFORMIN 808 0.9% 507 624 423
ETOPOSIDE 807 1.5% 684 351 199
DOXORUBICIN 800 1.0% 709 392 185
CYTARABINE 786 1.8% 661 387 175
VANCOMYCIN 728 2.2% 553 463 257
FLUDARABINE 680 2.9% 621 310 154
MEROPENEM 655 4.7% 556 411 169
CEFTRIAXONE 550 2.8% 492 340 241

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

1,847 reports
1,597 reports
1,566 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)