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Application site burn: Which Medications Cause It? (3,420 Reports Across 72 Drugs)

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Application site burn has been reported as an adverse event with 72 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,420 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site burn are SUMATRIPTAN, BUPRENORPHINE, and NICOTINE.

3,420
Total Reports
72
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
126
Hospitalizations
47.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
75.1% / 24.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site burn Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SUMATRIPTAN 629 3.6% 0 1 0
BUPRENORPHINE 501 0.6% 0 2 1
NICOTINE 186 0.6% 0 3 0
ESTRADIOL 159 0.5% 0 1 0
FENTANYL 129 0.1% 0 6 2
MINOXIDIL 115 0.2% 0 0 0
MENTHOL 99 6.6% 0 3 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 93 3.1% 0 3 1
DICLOFENAC 82 0.1% 0 2 1
CAPSAICIN 67 3.9% 0 8 0
CLONIDINE 65 0.5% 0 2 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 64 1.5% 0 0 0
CRISABOROLE 62 0.8% 0 1 0
MENTHOL\METHYL SALICYLATE 61 8.4% 0 2 0
OXYTROL FOR WOMEN 54 1.9% 0 0 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORELGESTROMIN 52 0.8% 0 0 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 33 0.1% 0 0 0
TESTOSTERONE 32 0.1% 0 3 0
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 31 0.5% 0 4 0
DOCOSANOL 29 0.4% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site burn

629 reports
501 reports
186 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)