Drug
Pyrimethamine
Important: Reactions below are the flagged terms from this drug’s
FAERS report history (min. 3 co-reports per term) — PRR/ROR indicate
disproportionality in spontaneous reporting, not causation.
Data from FDA FAERS via openFDA. Last recalculated: 2026-09-14.
| Reaction | Co-reports (a) | PRR | ROR | Signal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clostridium Difficile Colitis | 19 | 29.8 | 30.2 | signal |
| 2 | Lymphopenia | 23 | 27.2 | 27.7 | signal |
| 3 | Bone Marrow Failure | 33 | 26.9 | 27.6 | signal |
| 4 | Pancytopenia | 87 | 26.0 | 27.9 | signal |
| 5 | Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia | 11 | 18.3 | 18.5 | signal |
| 6 | Nephropathy | 10 | 17.7 | 17.9 | signal |
| 7 | Drug Resistance | 26 | 16.8 | 17.2 | signal |
| 8 | Hepatic Cytolysis | 12 | 16.3 | 16.5 | signal |
| 9 | Central Nervous System Lesion | 13 | 15.6 | 15.8 | signal |
| 10 | Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia And Systemic Symptoms | 23 | 15.0 | 15.2 | signal |
| 11 | Flank Pain | 8 | 14.2 | 14.3 | signal |
| 12 | Hepatocellular Injury | 12 | 14.0 | 14.2 | signal |
| 13 | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis | 12 | 13.2 | 13.4 | signal |
| 14 | Petechiae | 8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | signal |
| 15 | Agranulocytosis | 14 | 12.6 | 12.7 | signal |
| 16 | Muscle Spasticity | 9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | signal |
| 17 | Cholestasis | 13 | 11.3 | 11.4 | signal |
| 18 | Stevens-johnson Syndrome | 14 | 10.5 | 10.6 | signal |
| 19 | Coagulopathy | 10 | 10.0 | 10.1 | signal |
| 20 | Rash Papular | 13 | 9.6 | 9.7 | signal |
| 21 | Neuralgia | 14 | 9.6 | 9.7 | signal |
| 22 | Leukopenia | 27 | 9.0 | 9.2 | signal |
| 23 | Neutropenia | 72 | 8.8 | 9.3 | signal |
| 24 | Ataxia | 6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | signal |
| 25 | Myoclonus | 6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | signal |
| 26 | Abscess | 8 | 8.3 | 8.4 | signal |
| 27 | Pancreatitis | 24 | 7.5 | 7.7 | signal |
| 28 | Myocardial Ischaemia | 5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | signal |
| 29 | Grand Mal Convulsion | 4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | signal |
| 30 | Haemorrhage Intracranial | 6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | signal |
| 31 | Breast Pain | 4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | signal |
| 32 | Generalised Tonic-clonic Seizure | 6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | signal |
| 33 | Premature Baby | 11 | 6.1 | 6.1 | signal |
| 34 | Cytomegalovirus Infection | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | signal |
| 35 | Status Epilepticus | 4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | signal |
| 36 | Eosinophilia | 6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | signal |
| 37 | Cytopenia | 4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | signal |
| 38 | Libido Decreased | 4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | signal |
| 39 | Eructation | 6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | signal |
| 40 | Visual Acuity Reduced | 10 | 5.0 | 5.0 | signal |
| 41 | Toxic Skin Eruption | 3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | signal |
| 42 | Uveitis | 4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | signal |
| 43 | Drug Level Decreased | 3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | signal |
| 44 | Myelosuppression | 9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | signal |
| 45 | Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy | 23 | 4.3 | 4.4 | signal |
| 46 | Premature Delivery | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | signal |
| 47 | Tooth Loss | 5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | signal |
| 48 | Foetal Exposure During Pregnancy | 18 | 3.7 | 3.7 | signal |
| 49 | Bone Density Decreased | 7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | signal |
| 50 | Drug Exposure During Pregnancy | 5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | no signal |
| 51 | Gynaecomastia | 4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | no signal |