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Anal pruritus: Which Medications Cause It? (823 Reports Across 58 Drugs)

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Anal pruritus has been reported as an adverse event with 58 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 823 total reports. 12 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Anal pruritus are RIBAVIRIN, TELAPREVIR, and PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A.

823
Total Reports
58
Drugs Involved
12
Deaths
113
Hospitalizations
53.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.4% / 34.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Anal pruritus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RIBAVIRIN 126 0.3% 4 21 0
TELAPREVIR 94 1.5% 3 17 1
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A 90 0.4% 2 11 0
ADALIMUMAB 41 0.0% 1 7 1
VEDOLIZUMAB 27 0.0% 0 2 0
PEGASYS 21 1.8% 1 3 0
DUPILUMAB 19 0.0% 0 0 0
SECUKINUMAB 19 0.0% 0 0 0
METHOTREXATE 17 0.0% 0 1 0
EMPAGLIFLOZIN 16 0.0% 0 0 0
VX-950 16 3.0% 0 2 0
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 15 0.1% 0 5 0
CIPROFLOXACIN 13 0.0% 0 0 0
INCIVEK 13 4.6% 0 1 0
INFLIXIMAB 13 0.0% 0 2 0
LENALIDOMIDE 13 0.0% 0 0 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 13 0.0% 2 6 0
PREDNISONE 13 0.0% 2 6 0
ALBENDAZOLE 12 1.2% 0 2 0
CARBOPLATIN 11 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Anal pruritus

126 reports
94 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)