Reported Reactions

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Brand name · Pemigatinib

Pemazyre: adverse event reports filed with FDA

603 reports list it as a suspect or interacting product, 2020–2026. Class: Kinase inhibitor.

603
reports as suspect product
0% of all reports · about 98 a year
98
reports, 12 months to June 2026
81 in the 12 months before
69.5%
marked serious by the reporter
70.8% across the class
18.4%
record death among outcomes, as reported
111 reports · not verified by FDA

603 adverse event reports received by FDA list the brand name Pemazyre (pemigatinib) as a suspect or interacting product, from May 2020 to June 2026. A further 9 reports list it only as a concomitant medication, and those are not counted in the figures on this page.

In the 12 months to June 2026, 98 reports listed it, up 21% from 81 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Over its reporting history that is about 98 reports a year and 0% of the 20,646,523 reports in the database, and 0.1% of the reports for the kinase inhibitor class. How many people take it is not in the data, so a count is not a rate of occurrence.

The reactions recorded most often are off label use (21.6%), disease progression (17.4%) and death (12.4%). A report can list several reactions, so shares add to more than 100%; 155 different terms appear across these reports. Off label use is recorded in 21.6% of these reports, a larger share than in the median kinase inhibitor drug (4.1%).

69.5% of the reports are marked serious by the reporter (70.8% across the class); 18.4% record death among the outcomes and 28.2% record hospitalisation, as reported. 29.2% of the reports came from physicians, and the largest patient age group is 45 to 64 (8.1%). FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

Reports by month, five years

02957Jul 2021: 13Aug 2021: 4Sep 2021: 7Oct 2021: 2Nov 2021: 2Dec 2021: 12022Jan 2022: 1Feb 2022: 6Mar 2022: 6Apr 2022: 5May 2022: 2Jun 2022: 4Jul 2022: 3Aug 2022: 5Sep 2022: 8Oct 2022: 3Nov 2022: 9Dec 2022: 52023Jan 2023: 7Feb 2023: 57Mar 2023: 9Apr 2023: 5May 2023: 7Jun 2023: 5Jul 2023: 9Aug 2023: 9Sep 2023: 6Oct 2023: 8Nov 2023: 5Dec 2023: 112024Jan 2024: 11Feb 2024: 6Mar 2024: 13Apr 2024: 7May 2024: 9Jun 2024: 4Jul 2024: 7Aug 2024: 8Sep 2024: 2Oct 2024: 9Nov 2024: 7Dec 2024: 42025Jan 2025: 3Feb 2025: 6Mar 2025: 8Apr 2025: 9May 2025: 8Jun 2025: 10Jul 2025: 9Aug 2025: 5Sep 2025: 3Oct 2025: 6Nov 2025: 7Dec 2025: 62026Jan 2026: 17Feb 2026: 5Mar 2026: 10Apr 2026: 10May 2026: 9Jun 2026: 11

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

0691382020: 9820202021: 8120212022: 5720222023: 13820232024: 8720242025: 8020252026: 622026

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Pemazyre reports recording the termmedian drug in kinase inhibitor

  1. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label21.6%130
  2. Disease progressionthe disease advanced17.4%105
  3. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term12.4%75
  4. Cholangiocarcinoma7.3%44
  5. Hyperphosphataemia6.8%41
  6. Hospitalisationadmission to hospital6.5%39
  7. Alopeciahair loss5.6%34
  8. Fatiguetiredness5.6%34
  9. Diarrhoealoose or frequent stools4%24
  10. Constipationconstipation3.2%19
  11. Painpain, site not specified3.2%19
  12. Dry eyedry eye2.3%14
  13. Arthralgiajoint pain2.2%13
  14. Dry mouthdry mouth2.2%13
  15. Dry skindry skin2.2%13
  16. Nauseafeeling sick2.2%13
  17. Renal impairmentreduced kidney function2.2%13
  18. Blood phosphorus increased2%12
  19. Dehydrationdehydration2%12
  20. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected2%12
  21. Nail toxicity1.8%11
  22. General physical health deteriorationgeneral decline in health1.7%10
  23. Onycholysis1.7%10
  24. Stomatitissore mouth1.7%10
  25. Vomitingbeing sick1.7%10

Top 30 of 155 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 100 drugs in the kinase inhibitor class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Death18.4%111
Life-threatening1.3%8
Hospitalisation (initial or prolonged)28.2%170
Disability0.3%2
Congenital anomaly0%0
Other serious42.5%256
Not serious30.5%184

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 849,161 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Patient age

Under 20.5%3
2 to 110%0
12 to 171.3%8
18 to 443%18
45 to 648.1%49
65 to 743.3%20
75 and over1.3%8
Age not given82.4%497

Patient sex

Female24.2%146
Male17.9%108
Not given57.9%349

Who reported

Physician29.2%176
Pharmacist8%48
Other health professional15.4%93
Lawyer0%0
Consumer or non-health professional25.4%153
Not given22.1%133

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 65.2% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Cholangiocarcinoma32153.2%
Bile duct cancer233.8%
Adenocarcinoma of salivary gland91.5%
Glioblastoma81.3%
Pancreatic carcinoma81.3%
Glioneuronal tumour50.8%

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 603 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Drug (any role in the report)ReportsShare of Pemazyre reports
Capecitabine152.5%
Fluorouracil142.3%
Gemcitabine132.2%
Oxaliplatin122%
Carboplatin111.8%
Cisplatin101.7%
Dexamethasone91.5%
Metoprolol71.2%
Omeprazole71.2%
Amlodipine61%

Other products listed in reports where Pemazyre is a suspect product, whatever their own role. Co-listing means the two were recorded together; it says nothing about either product's part in the event. Only the 2,500 most-reported names are counted here.

In context

MeasurePemazyreKinase inhibitorAll reports
Reports as suspect product603849,16120,646,523
Share of that pool—0.1%0%
Reports, latest 12 months98—1,332,454
Marked serious69.5%70.8%57.4%
Death recorded among outcomes, per 1,000 reports18419091
Hospitalisation recorded, per 1,000 reports282264213
Consumer-filed share25.4%42.3%45.8%
Top term, share of reportsOff label use 21.6%median 4.1%4.1%

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the kinase inhibitor class

DrugName typeReportsLatest 12 monthsMarked serious
Ibrancebrand81,9122,38047.1%
Imbruvicabrand67,0392,28374.4%
Cabometyxbrand41,8184,90440.4%
Sutentbrand33,21517574.5%
Afinitorbrand30,70616171.3%
Sprycelbrand27,25555749.7%
Tasignabrand24,91132870.9%
Kisqalibrand24,6033,41379.2%
Ofevbrand23,9072,43466.9%
Gleevecbrand23,1328174.7%
Tagrissobrand23,0851,41092.3%
Lenvimabrand22,3502,64387.3%
Votrientbrand22,08411960.9%
Mekinistbrand17,07091664%
Inlytabrand15,69638860.9%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Questions about Pemazyre reports

How many adverse event reports has FDA received for Pemazyre?

603 reports list Pemazyre as a suspect or interacting product in the openFDA FAERS release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through June 2026. 98 of them arrived in the latest 12 months. Another 9 list it only as a concomitant medication.

What reactions are recorded in Pemazyre reports?

off label use (21.6%), disease progression (17.4%), death (12.4%), cholangiocarcinoma (7.3%) and hyperphosphataemia (6.8%). These are MedDRA preferred terms coded from what the reporter described; a report can list several, and a term's presence is not a finding that Pemazyre was responsible.

How serious are the reports?

69.5% are marked serious by the reporter. Among the outcomes recorded, 18.4% of reports include death and 28.2% include hospitalisation. FDA has not verified these outcomes and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence" of the events.

Who files these reports?

physician (29.2%), consumer or non-health professional (25.4%) and not given (22.1%). Most reports reach FDA through the manufacturer, which must forward reports it receives.

Are reports for Pemazyre rising?

98 reports in the 12 months to June 2026, up 21% from 81 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Counts also move with how many people take a product, its time on the market and publicity.

Do these reports show that Pemazyre was responsible for these reactions?

No. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event." The reaction may relate to the condition being treated, to other medicines, or to something else.

Is this a list of the side effects of Pemazyre?

No. It is a count of what was reported to FDA. The adverse reactions observed in clinical studies are printed on the FDA-approved label, which a pharmacist or clinician can go through with you.

How do I report an adverse event?

Consumers and health professionals can report to FDA through MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 online, or 1-800-FDA-1088), or to the manufacturer, which must pass reports on. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Pemazyre as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (9) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.