Tigecycline and multi-organ failure Patient Reports February 12, 2012

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5223754-3
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) on Sept 05, 2006. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with pneumonia  and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, cardiac failure, multi-organ failure, septic shock, thrombocytopenia. Tigecycline dosage: 100 MG LOAD, THEN 50 MG TWICE DAILY INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with DIAZEPAM, FUROSEMIDE, RANITIDINE, DIGOXIN, VERAPAMIL. Patient died.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5061711-0
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) on July 17, 2006. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with pneumonia  and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acinetobacter infection, anaemia, aspiration tracheal abnormal, bacteria blood identified, cardiac failure, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, multi-organ failure, pseudomonas infection, septic shock. Tigecycline dosage: 100 MG LOAD, THEN 50 MG TWICE DAILY INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with DIAZEPAM, FUROSEMIDE, RANITIDINE, DIGOXIN, VERAPAMIL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5106889-5
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Health Professional from CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) on Sept 05, 2006. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with pneumonia  and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acinetobacter infection, anaemia, aspiration tracheal abnormal, multi-organ failure, pseudomonas infection, septic shock, staphylococcal infection , thrombocytopenia. Tigecycline dosage: 100 MG LOAD, THEN 50 MG TWICE DAILY INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with DIAZEPAM, FUROSEMIDE, RANITIDINE, DIGOXIN, VERAPAMIL. Patient died.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #4823379-5
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) on Oct 26, 2005. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with pneumonia  and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, cardiac failure, multi-organ failure, septic shock, streptococcal infection , thrombocytopenia. Tigecycline dosage: 100 MG LOAD, THEN 50 MG TWICE DAILY, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with DIAZEPAM, FUROSEMIDE, RANITIDINE, DIGOXIN, VERAPAMIL. Patient died.


Tigecycline Side Effects Report #4830685-7
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) on Nov 07, 2005. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with pneumonia  and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, aspiration tracheal abnormal, cardiac failure, monocyte percentage decreased, multi-organ failure, pseudomonas infection, septic shock, staphylococcal infection , thrombocytopenia. Tigecycline dosage: 100 MG LOAD, THEN 50 MG TWICE DAILY, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with DIAZEPAM, FUROSEMIDE, RANITIDINE, DIGOXIN, VERAPAMIL. Patient died.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #4974419-4
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) on Apr 04, 2006. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with pneumonia  and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, blood culture positive, cardiac failure, multi-organ failure, pseudomonas infection, septic shock, staphylococcal infection , thrombocytopenia. Tigecycline dosage: 100 MG LOAD, THEN 50 MG TWICE DAILY. During the same period patient was treated with DIAZEPAM, FUROSEMIDE, RANITIDINE, DIGOXIN, VERAPAMIL. Patient died.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5726358-9
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Apr 23, 2008. Male patient, 57 years of age, was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, mycobacterium chelonei infection and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: atrial fibrillation , hypovolaemic shock, multi-organ failure, pancreatitis haemorrhagic, pancreatitis necrotising, renal failure acute. Tigecycline dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CRESTOR, LORTAB, SINGULAIR, HALCION, BIAXIN, AMIKACIN. Patient died on 07/04/2007.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5451237-4
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 04, 2007. Male patient, weighting 251.3 lb, was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, mycobacterium chelonei infection and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: multi-organ failure, pancreatitis haemorrhagic, pancreatitis necrotising. Tigecycline dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 07/01/2007.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5722202-4
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Apr 29, 2008. Male patient, weighting 251.3 lb, was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, mycobacterium chelonei infection and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: multi-organ failure, pancreatitis haemorrhagic, pancreatitis necrotising. Tigecycline dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 07/01/2007.


Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5387574-1
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on July 11, 2007. Male patient, weighting 251.3 lb, was diagnosed with mycobacterium chelonei infection, osteomyelitis and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: hypotension, hypovolaemia, multi-organ failure, pancreatic atrophy, pancreatitis haemorrhagic, pancreatitis necrotising. Tigecycline dosage: 50MG TWICE DAILY IV. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 07/04/2007.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #5653833-8
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Physician from AUSTRALIA on June 21, 2007. Male patient, weighting 194.0 lb, was diagnosed with enterococcal sepsis and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: aplastic anaemia, fungal infection , haemorrhage, lung infection, multi-organ failure. Tigecycline dosage: 100 MG LOADING DOSE, THEN 50 MG EVERY 12 HOURS. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 04/24/2006.

Tigecycline Side Effects Report #4948728-9
Tigecycline side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from FRANCE on Mar 08, 2006. Female patient, 52 years of age, was diagnosed with abdominal infection, acinetobacter bacteraemia, pleural infection, pneumonia bacterial and was treated with Tigecycline. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bradycardia, cardiac arrest , condition aggravated, fungal sepsis, multi-organ failure, septic shock, tachycardia. Tigecycline dosage: 50 MG 2X PER 1 DAY INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with TICARCILLIN. Patient died.