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Acne: Which Medications Cause It? (66,752 Reports Across 736 Drugs)

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Acne has been reported as an adverse event with 736 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 66,752 total reports. 367 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Acne are ADAPALENE, AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE, and AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTINOXATE\OCTISALATE\OXYBENZONE.

66,752
Total Reports
736
Drugs Involved
367
Deaths
3,151
Hospitalizations
32.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
73.7% / 26.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Acne Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADAPALENE 40,188 22.2% 0 7 1
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 31,405 24.0% 0 4 0
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTINOXATE\OCTISALATE\OXYBENZONE 2,679 24.9% 0 0 0
DUPILUMAB 1,305 0.3% 1 24 1
ADALIMUMAB 1,227 0.3% 2 209 10
LEVONORGESTREL 1,212 1.1% 2 68 19
UPADACITINIB 1,203 1.8% 2 131 1
INFLIXIMAB 946 0.7% 1 113 131
TOFACITINIB 915 0.6% 5 69 1
ETANERCEPT 847 0.2% 0 40 131
ISOTRETINOIN 678 1.9% 1 39 5
ERLOTINIB 641 2.9% 51 77 1
SECUKINUMAB 536 0.4% 5 83 6
ETONOGESTREL 517 1.2% 0 21 5
CYCLOSPORINE 491 0.7% 1 27 132
SIROLIMUS 482 4.2% 1 12 130
METHOTREXATE 444 0.2% 22 125 9
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 431 0.6% 5 31 101
EVEROLIMUS 406 1.0% 17 73 8
DACLIZUMAB 382 13.6% 0 4 126

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Acne

40,188 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)