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Application site erythema: Which Medications Cause It? (17,988 Reports Across 189 Drugs)

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Application site erythema has been reported as an adverse event with 189 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 17,988 total reports. 34 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site erythema are NICOTINE, SUMATRIPTAN, and INGENOL MEBUTATE.

17,988
Total Reports
189
Drugs Involved
34
Deaths
446
Hospitalizations
52.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.9% / 29.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site erythema Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NICOTINE 2,004 6.2% 0 6 1
SUMATRIPTAN 1,875 10.8% 0 5 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 1,373 45.4% 0 12 1
BUPRENORPHINE 1,273 1.6% 1 14 1
ESTRADIOL 1,117 3.6% 0 4 0
MINOXIDIL 1,061 1.7% 0 5 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 543 1.8% 0 3 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 533 12.5% 0 0 0
FENTANYL 501 0.5% 1 8 2
OXYTROL FOR WOMEN 422 14.5% 0 1 0
OXYBUTYNIN 395 5.1% 0 0 0
TESTOSTERONE 359 1.3% 0 4 0
ROTIGOTINE 330 4.2% 6 38 1
RIVASTIGMINE 301 3.3% 7 58 3
DICLOFENAC 290 0.3% 0 2 1
CLONIDINE 288 2.3% 0 4 0
DAYTRANA 263 18.2% 0 0 0
CRISABOROLE 234 3.0% 0 1 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 222 8.6% 1 15 0
PICATO 182 45.6% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site erythema

2,004 reports
1,875 reports
1,373 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)