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Myelodysplastic syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (9,597 Reports Across 395 Drugs)

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Myelodysplastic syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 395 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 9,597 total reports. 3,208 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myelodysplastic syndrome are CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, LENALIDOMIDE, and DOXORUBICIN.

9,597
Total Reports
395
Drugs Involved
3,208
Deaths
2,553
Hospitalizations
63.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.4% / 52.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myelodysplastic syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,545 1.2% 577 307 125
LENALIDOMIDE 1,285 0.4% 563 238 88
DOXORUBICIN 1,236 1.5% 485 253 116
RITUXIMAB 1,054 0.6% 374 227 93
VINCRISTINE 966 1.3% 413 164 67
ETOPOSIDE 936 1.8% 356 143 77
DEXAMETHASONE 759 0.6% 285 151 77
METHOTREXATE 728 0.3% 268 180 71
CYTARABINE 715 1.6% 289 102 62
CARBOPLATIN 698 0.8% 143 230 62
PREDNISONE 661 0.4% 278 127 27
MELPHALAN 573 3.6% 231 132 71
CISPLATIN 497 1.1% 187 96 36
IFOSFAMIDE 478 2.8% 238 79 28
AZACITIDINE 473 2.5% 305 141 50
OLAPARIB 466 2.6% 114 136 94
FLUDARABINE 453 1.9% 178 117 28
PACLITAXEL 415 0.5% 87 149 46
CARMUSTINE 295 8.7% 153 41 29
VENETOCLAX 292 0.5% 89 92 18

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myelodysplastic syndrome

1,545 reports
1,285 reports
1,236 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)