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Ophthalmic herpes simplex: Which Medications Cause It? (500 Reports Across 41 Drugs)

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Ophthalmic herpes simplex has been reported as an adverse event with 41 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 500 total reports. 15 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ophthalmic herpes simplex are ACYCLOVIR, VALACYCLOVIR, and PREDNISONE.

500
Total Reports
41
Drugs Involved
15
Deaths
108
Hospitalizations
56.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.2% / 40.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ophthalmic herpes simplex Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACYCLOVIR 68 0.5% 2 15 0
VALACYCLOVIR 46 0.4% 1 11 0
PREDNISONE 31 0.0% 0 14 0
RITUXIMAB 31 0.0% 2 9 1
PREDNISOLONE 30 0.0% 1 11 0
METHOTREXATE 26 0.0% 1 10 0
CYCLOSPORINE 19 0.0% 0 2 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 18 0.0% 0 7 0
UPADACITINIB 18 0.0% 1 7 0
DUPILUMAB 17 0.0% 0 2 0
TACROLIMUS 16 0.0% 1 1 1
BETAMETHASONE 13 0.2% 0 2 0
DEXAMETHASONE 13 0.0% 0 3 0
GANCICLOVIR 13 0.3% 0 9 0
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 13 0.1% 0 6 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 12 0.0% 1 7 0
ETANERCEPT 12 0.0% 0 7 0
INFLIXIMAB 11 0.0% 0 3 0
LATANOPROST 11 0.1% 0 3 0
TOFACITINIB 11 0.0% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ophthalmic herpes simplex

68 reports
46 reports
31 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)