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Application site exfoliation: Which Medications Cause It? (3,254 Reports Across 65 Drugs)

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Application site exfoliation has been reported as an adverse event with 65 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,254 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site exfoliation are MINOXIDIL, INGENOL MEBUTATE, and SUMATRIPTAN.

3,254
Total Reports
65
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
44
Hospitalizations
53.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.7% / 39.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site exfoliation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MINOXIDIL 792 1.3% 0 1 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 586 19.4% 0 4 0
SUMATRIPTAN 322 1.9% 0 1 0
BUPRENORPHINE 143 0.2% 0 0 0
DICLOFENAC 109 0.1% 0 0 0
PICATO 89 22.3% 0 0 0
TRETINOIN 75 1.8% 0 0 0
NICOTINE 69 0.2% 0 0 0
ESTRADIOL 62 0.2% 0 0 0
FENTANYL 59 0.1% 1 0 0
TAVABOROLE 56 7.9% 0 0 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 50 1.2% 0 0 0
ADAPALENE 47 0.0% 0 0 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 46 1.8% 0 1 0
TESTOSTERONE 36 0.1% 0 0 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 28 0.1% 0 1 0
TAZAROTENE 24 5.6% 0 0 0
LIDOCAINE 23 0.1% 0 0 0
SALICYLIC ACID 23 1.0% 0 1 0
CRISABOROLE 22 0.3% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site exfoliation

792 reports
586 reports
322 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)