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Application site erosion: Which Medications Cause It? (848 Reports Across 28 Drugs)

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Application site erosion has been reported as an adverse event with 28 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 848 total reports. 1 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site erosion are BUPRENORPHINE, INGENOL MEBUTATE, and SUMATRIPTAN.

848
Total Reports
28
Drugs Involved
1
Deaths
35
Hospitalizations
53.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.1% / 29.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site erosion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BUPRENORPHINE 135 0.2% 0 2 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 123 4.1% 0 1 0
SUMATRIPTAN 71 0.4% 0 0 0
FENTANYL 65 0.1% 0 5 1
ESTRADIOL 39 0.1% 0 3 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 36 1.4% 0 1 0
NICOTINE 35 0.1% 0 0 0
MINOXIDIL 23 0.0% 0 1 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 18 0.4% 0 0 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 18 0.1% 0 0 0
FLUOROURACIL 17 0.0% 0 1 0
DICLOFENAC 15 0.0% 0 0 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORELGESTROMIN 15 0.2% 0 0 0
CLONIDINE 12 0.1% 0 0 0
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 11 0.0% 0 1 0
LIDOCAINE 11 0.1% 0 0 0
PICATO 11 2.8% 0 0 0
IMIQUIMOD 8 0.5% 0 0 0
SCOPOLAMINE 8 0.3% 0 0 0
OXYTROL FOR WOMEN 7 0.2% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site erosion

135 reports
123 reports
71 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)