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Application site infection: Which Medications Cause It? (349 Reports Across 11 Drugs)

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Application site infection has been reported as an adverse event with 11 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 349 total reports. 7 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site infection are BECAPLERMIN, MINOXIDIL, and BUPRENORPHINE.

349
Total Reports
11
Drugs Involved
7
Deaths
74
Hospitalizations
56.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.3% / 45.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site infection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BECAPLERMIN 96 4.7% 0 34 0
MINOXIDIL 24 0.0% 0 4 0
BUPRENORPHINE 22 0.0% 0 0 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 22 0.7% 0 1 0
FENTANYL 17 0.0% 0 0 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 13 0.5% 0 4 0
DOCOSANOL 12 0.2% 0 0 0
EPOPROSTENOL 6 0.1% 0 4 0
ESTRADIOL 6 0.0% 0 0 0
NICOTINE 5 0.0% 0 0 0
TREPROSTINIL 5 0.0% 0 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site infection

96 reports
24 reports
22 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)