Advair Diskus and Oral Candidiasis

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Advair Diskus and Oral Candidiasis

Age

>60 Years	49
40-49 Years	26
50-59 Years	23
10-19 Years	6
30-39 Years	3
20-29 Years	1

Gender

Male: 20%
Female: 75%
Gender Unknown: 5%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Oral Candidiasis?

Other	41
Hospitalization	30
Death	7
Disability	1
Life Threatening	1
Required Intervention	1

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Oral Candidiasis?

Consumer	196
Physician	8
Other	4
Pharmacist	2

Therapy

Of those reporting Oral Candidiasis, why were they taking Advair Diskus?

Asthma	94
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disea...	48
Drug Use For Unknown Indication	23
Ill-defined Disorder	3
Emphysema	3

Other Medications

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Oral Candidiasis?

Fosamax	453
Zometa	406
Aredia	349
Advair Diskus 100/50	211
Enbrel	133
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Cyclophosphamide	121
Humira	120
Spiriva	99
Doxorubicin Hcl	93
Symbicort	91
Vioxx	90
Kaletra	88
Cisplatin	82
Prednisolone	81
Prednisone	80
Remicade	80
Tysabri	75
Advair Hfa	72
Vincristine	71
Accutane	69
Dexamethasone	68
Methotrexate	63
Fluorouracil	63
Prednisone Tab	58
Velcade	58
Revlimid	50
Lamivudine	48
Seroquel	47
Docetaxel	43
Carboplatin	42
Rituximab	42
Flovent	40
Actonel	40
Decadron	37
Clarithromycin	36
Pegasys	36
Zidovudine	35
Dexamethasone Tab	35
Fluconazole	35
Nevirapine	34
Fosamax Plus D	34
Cimzia	33
Boniva	33
Cyclosporine	31
Sutent	29
Avonex	29
Zocor	29
Ketek	29
Sandostatin Lar	29
Neupogen	29
Extavia	28

Is the adverse drug reaction you’re experiencing actually due to the drug you took?

The Naranjo Scale is a questionnaire for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction is actually due to the drug or caused by other factors. Probability is assigned via a score termed definite, probable, possible or doubtful.^*

	YES	NO	UNKOWN
Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction?
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered?
Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered?
Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered?
Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction?
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given?
Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic?
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased?
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure?
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence?

Probability of an Adverse Event

Doubtful

Possible

Probable

Definite

^*Naranjo, et al. "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions." Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981 Aug;30(2):239-45.

To learn more about all adverse events for Advair Diskus, view the complete Advair Diskus adverse event report.

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