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Application site dryness: Which Medications Cause It? (2,747 Reports Across 59 Drugs)

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Application site dryness has been reported as an adverse event with 59 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,747 total reports. 4 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site dryness are MINOXIDIL, INGENOL MEBUTATE, and SUMATRIPTAN.

2,747
Total Reports
59
Drugs Involved
4
Deaths
22
Hospitalizations
51.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.0% / 48.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site dryness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MINOXIDIL 1,027 1.7% 0 0 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 365 12.1% 0 0 0
SUMATRIPTAN 208 1.2% 0 0 0
BUPRENORPHINE 100 0.1% 0 0 0
TESTOSTERONE 63 0.2% 0 0 0
ADAPALENE 60 0.0% 0 0 0
DICLOFENAC 55 0.1% 0 1 0
ESTRADIOL 52 0.2% 0 1 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 49 1.1% 0 0 0
NICOTINE 48 0.2% 0 0 1
TRETINOIN 44 1.1% 0 0 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 40 1.6% 1 3 0
PICATO 36 9.0% 0 0 0
DOCOSANOL 28 0.4% 0 0 0
FENTANYL 27 0.0% 0 1 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 25 0.1% 0 0 0
KETOCONAZOLE 19 0.3% 0 0 0
CRISABOROLE 17 0.2% 0 1 0
ADAPALENE\BENZOYL PEROXIDE 16 1.9% 0 0 0
TAZAROTENE 16 3.7% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site dryness

1,027 reports
365 reports
208 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)