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Abscess: Which Medications Cause It? (11,193 Reports Across 499 Drugs)

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Abscess has been reported as an adverse event with 499 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,193 total reports. 583 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Abscess are ADALIMUMAB, INFLIXIMAB, and INFLIXIMAB-DYYB.

11,193
Total Reports
499
Drugs Involved
583
Deaths
5,750
Hospitalizations
49.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.9% / 43.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Abscess Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,533 0.3% 15 769 18
INFLIXIMAB 1,001 0.7% 31 416 13
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 672 2.6% 6 255 2
METHOTREXATE 496 0.2% 26 277 19
USTEKINUMAB 442 0.5% 8 232 4
VEDOLIZUMAB 423 0.6% 1 268 1
RITUXIMAB 274 0.2% 32 188 15
PREDNISONE 271 0.2% 34 206 16
ETANERCEPT 240 0.1% 5 85 11
TOCILIZUMAB 228 0.2% 5 158 10
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 224 0.2% 4 84 5
SECUKINUMAB 212 0.1% 1 76 7
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 194 0.3% 66 137 15
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 186 0.3% 0 98 0
PREDNISOLONE 185 0.2% 55 124 47
TACROLIMUS 167 0.2% 64 125 24
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 159 0.3% 32 106 10
UPADACITINIB 155 0.2% 2 88 2
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 127 0.1% 52 92 13
GOLIMUMAB 123 0.2% 3 52 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Abscess

1,533 reports
1,001 reports
672 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)