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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: Which Medications Cause It? (8,908 Reports Across 394 Drugs)

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia has been reported as an adverse event with 394 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,908 total reports. 2,550 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia are PREDNISONE, PREDNISOLONE, and METHOTREXATE.

8,908
Total Reports
394
Drugs Involved
2,550
Deaths
5,605
Hospitalizations
57.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
45.4% / 54.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 1,495 0.9% 367 974 333
PREDNISOLONE 1,385 1.7% 437 935 271
METHOTREXATE 1,308 0.5% 328 839 255
RITUXIMAB 1,249 0.7% 387 701 179
TACROLIMUS 1,075 1.2% 285 713 283
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,046 0.8% 256 577 172
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,023 1.4% 289 619 253
DEXAMETHASONE 813 0.7% 244 615 185
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 759 1.2% 229 480 183
DOXORUBICIN 696 0.8% 138 444 96
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 499 1.3% 178 368 95
VINCRISTINE 485 0.7% 128 268 72
CYCLOSPORINE 413 0.6% 138 255 72
INFLIXIMAB 352 0.3% 59 204 40
AZATHIOPRINE 346 1.0% 99 174 92
PACLITAXEL 241 0.3% 40 173 59
NIVOLUMAB 209 0.2% 100 147 34
CYTARABINE 203 0.5% 50 108 41
PEMBROLIZUMAB 200 0.2% 64 132 22
ADALIMUMAB 197 0.0% 47 117 35

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

1,495 reports
1,385 reports
1,308 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)