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Pyelonephritis: Which Medications Cause It? (6,146 Reports Across 451 Drugs)

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Pyelonephritis has been reported as an adverse event with 451 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,146 total reports. 559 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pyelonephritis are METHOTREXATE, TACROLIMUS, and RITUXIMAB.

6,146
Total Reports
451
Drugs Involved
559
Deaths
4,268
Hospitalizations
55.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.0% / 26.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pyelonephritis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 330 0.1% 28 206 17
TACROLIMUS 324 0.4% 64 222 37
RITUXIMAB 259 0.2% 57 151 16
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 235 0.3% 61 138 36
PREDNISONE 199 0.1% 45 143 33
PREDNISOLONE 186 0.2% 56 127 28
ADALIMUMAB 175 0.0% 11 133 9
TOCILIZUMAB 160 0.2% 8 65 9
DEXAMETHASONE 154 0.1% 10 112 23
INFLIXIMAB 154 0.1% 1 81 2
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 149 0.2% 29 101 17
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 138 0.1% 23 79 17
ETANERCEPT 135 0.0% 1 53 0
LANSOPRAZOLE 134 0.2% 10 55 2
PEMBROLIZUMAB 128 0.2% 26 98 8
GOLIMUMAB 126 0.2% 0 75 6
SECUKINUMAB 124 0.1% 0 84 3
CARBOPLATIN 121 0.1% 24 91 15
PANTOPRAZOLE 117 0.2% 8 63 16
OMEPRAZOLE 113 0.1% 10 47 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pyelonephritis

330 reports
324 reports
259 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)