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Plasma cell myeloma adverse event reports that record this term

Kind of term
MedDRA preferred term

What a report is

A report is not proof that the drug was the cause of the event.

FDA says:

Adverse event reports submitted to FDA do not undergo extensive validation or verification. Therefore, a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report. While a suspected relationship may exist, it is not medically validated and should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision making or other assumptions about the safety or efficacy of a product. Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview, section "Responsible use of the data". The site read the page on . The data have the reports that FDA received through .

FDA also says:

There is no certainty that the reported event (adverse event or medication error) was actually due to the product. FDA does not require that a causal relationship between a product and event be proven, and reports do not always contain enough detail to properly evaluate an event. The information in these reports has not been scientifically or otherwise verified as to a cause and effect relationship and cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated.

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Not medical advice. This site counts what was reported to FDA. Questions about a medicine or device belong with a pharmacist or clinician.

Reports on file

From March 2005 to June 2026, FDA received 38,581 adverse event reports that record the MedDRA preferred term Plasma cell myeloma. The person who codes a report selects the term that agrees best with the description of the reporter.

FDA received 1,963 reports in the 12 months to June 2026 and 2,424 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

By reports in the 12 months to June 2026, this term was number 363 of 1,436 reaction terms with a page. Of the 1,332,454 drug reports that FDA received in the 12 months to June 2026, 1,963 (0.1%) record this term. Reports for female patients were 39.3% of the reports that record this term and 52.7% of all drug reports.

The number of people who use the product is not in the data. A count is not a rate.

MedDRA

The Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities. The person who codes a report selects the preferred term that agrees best with the description of the reporter. FDA does not publish the description.

Data version

openFDA FAERS release of 29 Oct 2026. Reports received through 30 Jun 2026.

Drugs in these reports

The table has the 115 drug pages with 25 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name. A drug page with fewer reports for this term is not in the table. The counts are the counts that the site keeps for each reaction term, and a count can be lower than the count of FDA.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

Drugs that the reports with the term Plasma cell myeloma name as a suspect product, in order of name
DrugClassReports with this term
AbataceptSelective T cell costimulation modulator28
Abecma30
Aclasta29
Adriamycin95
Alkeran30
AllopurinolXanthine oxidase inhibitor32
Antithymocyte Immunoglobulin29
ApixabanFactor Xa inhibitor36
Aredia95
AspirinNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug28
AvonexInterferon beta28
BasiliximabInterleukin-2 receptor blocking antibody29
Belantamab mafodotin386
Bendamustine225
Bendamustine hydrochlorideAlkylating drug87
Blenrep32
BortezomibProteasome inhibitor4,346
Caelyx33
CarfilzomibProteasome inhibitor1,615
Carvykti61
Cc-4047174
CellCeptAntimetabolite immunosuppressant66
Ciclosporin34
Ciltacabtagene autoleucel44
CisplatinPlatinum-based drug422
ClarithromycinMacrolide antimicrobial33
ClozapineAtypical antipsychotic28
CyclophosphamideAlkylating drug1,933
CyclosporineCalcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant61
CytarabineNucleoside metabolic inhibitor49
Cytoxan89
DaratumumabCD38-directed cytolytic antibody1,339
Daratumumab Hyaluronidase-Fihj35
DarzalexCD38-directed cytolytic antibody1,918
Darzalex FasproCD38-directed cytolytic antibody51
Decadron122
DenosumabRANK ligand inhibitor47
DexamethasoneCorticosteroid8,375
Dexamethasone sodium phosphateCorticosteroid183
Dianeal Low Calcium Peritoneal Dialysis Solution with Dextrose56
DoxorubicinAnthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor496
Doxorubicin hydrochlorideAnthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor154
DupixentInterleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist26
EliquisFactor Xa inhibitor41
ElotuzumabSLAMF7-directed immunostimulatory antibody287
Elranatamab38
Elrexfio40
EmplicitiSLAMF7-directed immunostimulatory antibody82
EnbrelTumor necrosis factor blocker98
Endoxan61
EntrestoAngiotensin 2 receptor blocker37
EtoposideTopoisomerase inhibitor493
Farydak137
FilgrastimLeukocyte growth factor221
FludarabineNucleoside metabolic inhibitor82
ForteoParathyroid hormone analog70
FurosemideLoop diuretic45
Human immunoglobulin gHuman immunoglobulin G62
Human Immunoglobulin G Hyaluronidase Recombinant Human43
Humira149
Imnovid95
IsatuximabCD38-directed cytolytic antibody286
IxazomibProteasome inhibitor2,163
Ixazomib citrate60
KyprolisProteasome inhibitor808
Lenadex1,233
LenalidomideThalidomide analog2,888
Lyrica39
MelphalanAlkylating drug805
MethotrexateFolate analog metabolic inhibitor139
Methotrexate sodiumFolate analog metabolic inhibitor27
MethylprednisoloneCorticosteroid35
Mln970827
Mycophenolate mofetilAntimetabolite immunosuppressant106
NinlaroProteasome inhibitor1,142
Panobinostat133
PomalidomideThalidomide analog2,020
PomalystThalidomide analog5,565
PrednisoloneCorticosteroid185
PrednisoneCorticosteroid634
ProliaRANK ligand inhibitor105
RanitidineHistamine-2 receptor antagonist365
Ranitidine Hci36
Ranitidine hydrochlorideHistamine-2 receptor antagonist130
RemicadeTumor necrosis factor blocker55
RevlimidThalidomide analog13,549
RinvoqJanus kinase inhibitor33
RituximabCD20-directed cytolytic antibody78
SelinexorNuclear export inhibitor599
SimponiTumor necrosis factor blocker40
SkyriziInterleukin-23 antagonist49
SolirisComplement inhibitor36
StelaraInterleukin-12 antagonist50
TacrolimusCalcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant187
Talquetamab63
Talvey42
Tecfidera34
Teclistamab113
Tecvayli117
Thalidomide1,054
Thalidomide Celgene37
Thalomid832
Thymocyte Immune Globulin35
Tolododekin Alfa53
ValsartanAngiotensin 2 receptor blocker29
VelcadeProteasome inhibitor2,871
VenclextaBCL-2 inhibitor148
VenetoclaxBCL-2 inhibitor163
Vincristine115
XareltoFactor Xa inhibitor48
XgevaRANK ligand inhibitor36
XpovioNuclear export inhibitor533
Zantac713
Zoledronic acidBisphosphonate45
Zometa200

The page of each drug has the count of each reaction term in its reaction lookup.

Drug classes in these reports

The table has the 51 pharmacologic classes with 25 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

Pharmacologic classes of the drugs that the reports with the term Plasma cell myeloma name, in order of name
ClassReports with this term
Alkylating drug2,863
Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker98
Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor673
Antimetabolite immunosuppressant186
Atypical antipsychotic47
BCL-2 inhibitor311
Bisphosphonate111
Calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant264
CD20-directed cytolytic antibody113
CD38-directed cytolytic antibody3,613
Complement inhibitor40
Corticosteroid9,435
Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor antibacterial26
Endothelin receptor antagonist43
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent41
Factor Xa inhibitor133
Folate analog metabolic inhibitor170
GLP-1 receptor agonist25
Histamine-2 receptor antagonist503
Human immunoglobulin G87
Insulin analog49
Integrin receptor antagonist44
Interferon beta49
Interleukin-12 antagonist63
Interleukin-17A antagonist27
Interleukin-2 receptor blocking antibody36
Interleukin-23 antagonist58
Interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist30
Janus kinase inhibitor64
Kinase inhibitor188
Leukocyte growth factor263
Loop diuretic54
Macrolide antimicrobial40
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug49
Nuclear export inhibitor1,132
Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor161
Opioid agonist40
Osmotic laxative41
Parathyroid hormone analog93
Platinum-based drug436
Programmed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody48
Proteasome inhibitor12,945
Proton pump inhibitor75
Purine antimetabolite34
RANK ligand inhibitor188
Selective T cell costimulation modulator38
SLAMF7-directed immunostimulatory antibody369
Thalidomide analog24,022
Topoisomerase inhibitor499
Tumor necrosis factor blocker249
Xanthine oxidase inhibitor32

A class with many reports in all has many reports for almost every term.

Reports by month

Reports that record Plasma cell myeloma, by month, five years to June 2026
025050020222023202420252026

FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

Patients in these reports

Age of the patient in the reports that record Plasma cell myeloma
AgeReportsShareShare as a bar
Under 212under 0.1%
2 to 119under 0.1%
12 to 177under 0.1%
18 to 446691.7%
45 to 648,42721.8%
65 to 748,43421.9%
75 and over7,37419.1%
Age not given13,64935.4%
Sex of the patient in the reports that record Plasma cell myeloma
SexReportsShareShare as a bar
Female15,15339.3%
Male18,15247%
Unknown or not given5,27613.7%

Age and sex are as the report gives them. 51.6% of these reports give the United States as the country.

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Reported Reactions. Plasma cell myeloma: adverse event reports that record this term. https://reportedreactions.com/reaction/plasma-cell-myeloma/ Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) files, release of . Reports received through .

Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk files, release of 29 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. A drug name is the name on the report. The site matches it to a brand name or a generic name of the National Drug Code Directory of 2 Nov 2026. A class is the pharmacologic class (EPC) of the FDA label.

The count has the reports with each spelling of one MedDRA preferred term. The site does not publish a report narrative, a lot number, a detail of a patient or the identity of a reporter. The record of FDA is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions

What does Plasma cell myeloma mean in an adverse event report?

It is a MedDRA preferred term. FDA codes the description of a reporter with the MedDRA dictionary. The openFDA files do not have the description itself, and this site does not show it.

Does a drug in the table mean that the drug was responsible for this reaction?

No. FDA says:

No individual drug is connected to any individual reaction.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

When a report lists multiple drugs and multiple reactions, there is no way to conclude from the data therein that a given drug is responsible for a given reaction.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

What does this page tell a person who has this symptom?

This page gives counts of reports. It cannot assess a person. A pharmacist or a clinician can assess a person.

If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.

Source: FDA, MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form. The site read the page on .