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Application site irritation: Which Medications Cause It? (8,243 Reports Across 105 Drugs)

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Application site irritation has been reported as an adverse event with 105 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,243 total reports. 15 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site irritation are MINOXIDIL, BUPRENORPHINE, and ESTRADIOL.

8,243
Total Reports
105
Drugs Involved
15
Deaths
150
Hospitalizations
50.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.2% / 40.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site irritation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MINOXIDIL 1,826 3.0% 0 4 1
BUPRENORPHINE 921 1.1% 0 2 2
ESTRADIOL 624 2.0% 0 2 0
NICOTINE 539 1.7% 0 2 0
SUMATRIPTAN 392 2.3% 0 0 0
TESTOSTERONE 390 1.4% 0 3 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 341 8.0% 0 0 0
FENTANYL 271 0.3% 0 1 1
METHYLPHENIDATE 235 0.8% 0 1 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORELGESTROMIN 139 2.1% 0 0 0
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 137 0.2% 0 7 0
LIDOCAINE 116 0.5% 0 1 0
OXYBUTYNIN 112 1.4% 0 1 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 103 4.0% 0 6 0
DAYTRANA 100 6.9% 0 0 0
CLONIDINE 97 0.8% 0 2 0
ROTIGOTINE 91 1.2% 3 6 0
RIVASTIGMINE 71 0.8% 2 9 1
OXYTROL FOR WOMEN 66 2.3% 0 0 0
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 65 1.1% 1 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site irritation

1,826 reports
921 reports
624 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)