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Secondary immunodeficiency: Which Medications Cause It? (1,030 Reports Across 99 Drugs)

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Secondary immunodeficiency has been reported as an adverse event with 99 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,030 total reports. 307 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Secondary immunodeficiency are PREDNISONE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, and VINCRISTINE.

1,030
Total Reports
99
Drugs Involved
307
Deaths
348
Hospitalizations
37.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.5% / 38.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Secondary immunodeficiency Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 402 0.3% 229 37 11
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 362 0.3% 232 26 11
VINCRISTINE 331 0.5% 223 16 4
DEXAMETHASONE 282 0.2% 223 28 8
METHOTREXATE 280 0.1% 218 28 2
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 255 0.4% 226 24 11
CYTARABINE 250 0.6% 224 4 2
MERCAPTOPURINE 241 2.1% 219 3 1
DAUNORUBICIN 240 2.4% 220 3 1
ETOPOSIDE 240 0.5% 217 4 1
ASPARAGINASE 233 4.7% 212 3 1
HYDROCORTISONE 231 0.9% 209 3 6
FILGRASTIM 221 1.5% 207 1 0
PEGASPARGASE 217 1.9% 215 2 1
RITUXIMAB 215 0.1% 17 87 10
LEUCOVORIN 201 0.8% 182 1 6
TACROLIMUS 161 0.2% 15 106 4
CYCLOSPORINE 117 0.2% 102 3 2
MESNA 100 2.0% 100 1 0
DOXORUBICIN 95 0.1% 3 14 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Secondary immunodeficiency

402 reports
362 reports
331 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)