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Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy: Which Medications Cause It? (1,886 Reports Across 55 Drugs)

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Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy has been reported as an adverse event with 55 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,886 total reports. 132 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy are TACROLIMUS, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, and PREDNISONE.

1,886
Total Reports
55
Drugs Involved
132
Deaths
567
Hospitalizations
43.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
31.6% / 68.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TACROLIMUS 1,477 1.6% 86 435 83
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 1,112 1.5% 91 312 74
PREDNISONE 666 0.4% 39 181 53
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 416 0.7% 31 161 61
PREDNISOLONE 402 0.5% 13 159 27
BASILIXIMAB 298 4.4% 34 117 38
EVEROLIMUS 247 0.6% 12 41 6
CYCLOSPORINE 246 0.4% 30 64 3
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 238 1.4% 5 79 14
RITUXIMAB 236 0.1% 41 90 22
SIROLIMUS 161 1.4% 39 76 16
LAPINE T-LYMPHOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN 154 1.7% 15 71 15
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 129 0.1% 30 52 10
THYMOCYTE IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS 110 2.0% 3 35 4
MYCOPHENOLATE 80 1.0% 5 25 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 79 0.1% 5 35 2
BORTEZOMIB 77 0.2% 17 34 16
VALGANCICLOVIR 66 0.8% 2 23 1
RUXOLITINIB 48 0.1% 15 25 2
ECULIZUMAB 47 0.1% 0 9 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy

1,477 reports
1,112 reports
666 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)