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Neutropenic sepsis: Which Medications Cause It? (4,943 Reports Across 283 Drugs)

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Neutropenic sepsis has been reported as an adverse event with 283 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,943 total reports. 1,637 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Neutropenic sepsis are CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, CARBOPLATIN, and DEXAMETHASONE.

4,943
Total Reports
283
Drugs Involved
1,637
Deaths
3,257
Hospitalizations
59.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.6% / 52.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Neutropenic sepsis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 841 0.7% 289 444 144
CARBOPLATIN 757 0.9% 210 557 140
DEXAMETHASONE 684 0.6% 251 434 144
DOXORUBICIN 652 0.8% 213 304 93
RITUXIMAB 633 0.4% 212 306 106
VINCRISTINE 607 0.8% 225 300 103
ETOPOSIDE 569 1.1% 183 344 133
METHOTREXATE 411 0.2% 161 228 136
CISPLATIN 395 0.8% 136 212 51
DOCETAXEL 351 0.5% 73 275 68
PREDNISOLONE 343 0.4% 105 181 83
CYTARABINE 326 0.7% 123 143 66
PACLITAXEL 317 0.4% 83 218 52
PREDNISONE 274 0.2% 94 129 33
GEMCITABINE 241 0.8% 65 139 61
FLUOROURACIL 218 0.4% 69 124 46
LENALIDOMIDE 201 0.1% 84 143 42
OXALIPLATIN 199 0.4% 62 119 36
IFOSFAMIDE 194 1.1% 39 95 38
TRASTUZUMAB 172 0.4% 26 147 35

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Neutropenic sepsis

841 reports
757 reports
684 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)