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Pemphigus: Which Medications Cause It? (10,974 Reports Across 409 Drugs)

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Pemphigus has been reported as an adverse event with 409 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 10,974 total reports. 2,337 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pemphigus are RITUXIMAB, ABATACEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

10,974
Total Reports
409
Drugs Involved
2,337
Deaths
3,403
Hospitalizations
49.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
93.3% / 6.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pemphigus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 8,574 4.8% 1,818 2,542 2,174
ABATACEPT 8,441 7.3% 1,558 2,297 2,116
METHOTREXATE 8,414 3.3% 1,843 2,412 2,237
PREDNISONE 8,260 5.2% 1,710 2,348 2,097
LEFLUNOMIDE 8,252 14.6% 1,758 2,422 2,239
TOCILIZUMAB 8,210 8.3% 1,753 2,326 2,032
FOLIC ACID 8,128 35.6% 1,687 2,264 2,053
ADALIMUMAB 8,079 1.6% 1,686 2,260 2,086
CETIRIZINE 8,063 16.9% 1,723 2,282 2,094
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 8,051 12.1% 1,648 2,219 2,019
ALENDRONATE 7,947 28.5% 1,709 2,272 2,108
INFLIXIMAB 7,875 5.6% 1,593 2,158 1,950
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 7,869 7.9% 1,564 2,114 1,948
GOLIMUMAB 7,438 10.8% 1,578 2,149 1,949
ETANERCEPT 7,243 2.0% 1,307 1,846 1,630
SULFASALAZINE 7,048 17.6% 1,633 2,175 1,975
DESOXIMETASONE 7,043 60.5% 1,681 2,198 2,068
PHTHALYLSULFATHIAZOLE 6,996 75.0% 1,534 2,028 1,858
DICLOFENAC 6,468 7.5% 1,873 2,290 2,177
CORTISONE 5,992 53.8% 1,399 1,824 1,758

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pemphigus

8,574 reports
8,441 reports
8,414 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)