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Nephrotic syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (4,496 Reports Across 312 Drugs)

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Nephrotic syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 312 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,496 total reports. 276 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Nephrotic syndrome are MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, BEVACIZUMAB, and TACROLIMUS.

4,496
Total Reports
312
Drugs Involved
276
Deaths
1,984
Hospitalizations
50.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
44.6% / 55.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Nephrotic syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 302 0.4% 10 73 4
BEVACIZUMAB 279 0.4% 28 105 18
TACROLIMUS 251 0.3% 6 88 7
RITUXIMAB 244 0.1% 15 38 6
PREDNISONE 242 0.2% 10 65 12
CYCLOSPORINE 185 0.3% 13 52 7
PREDNISOLONE 181 0.2% 12 83 9
LANSOPRAZOLE 145 0.2% 19 43 2
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 143 0.1% 17 52 7
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 141 0.2% 17 59 6
LENVATINIB 137 0.4% 11 84 3
NIVOLUMAB 137 0.2% 12 62 8
OMEPRAZOLE 137 0.2% 22 42 5
PANTOPRAZOLE 134 0.2% 16 45 3
METHOTREXATE 113 0.0% 12 51 5
ESOMEPRAZOLE 106 0.1% 14 31 3
PEMBROLIZUMAB 105 0.1% 10 61 21
IBUPROFEN 95 0.1% 0 58 5
DICLOFENAC 91 0.1% 0 64 0
RAMUCIRUMAB 82 1.5% 4 49 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Nephrotic syndrome

302 reports
279 reports
251 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)