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Application site pain: Which Medications Cause It? (17,466 Reports Across 238 Drugs)

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Application site pain has been reported as an adverse event with 238 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 17,466 total reports. 31 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site pain are MINOXIDIL, CRISABOROLE, and PEGFILGRASTIM.

17,466
Total Reports
238
Drugs Involved
31
Deaths
443
Hospitalizations
52.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.3% / 32.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site pain Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MINOXIDIL 1,863 3.1% 0 12 0
CRISABOROLE 1,414 18.2% 2 5 0
PEGFILGRASTIM 1,258 1.6% 1 15 1
SUMATRIPTAN 1,217 7.0% 0 3 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 1,012 33.5% 0 13 1
NICOTINE 1,005 3.1% 0 5 0
BUPRENORPHINE 712 0.9% 1 9 2
ESTRADIOL 551 1.8% 0 3 2
TESTOSTERONE 511 1.9% 1 5 0
DICLOFENAC 424 0.5% 0 8 2
CAPSAICIN 401 23.3% 0 33 0
BECAPLERMIN 313 15.2% 1 24 0
FENTANYL 302 0.3% 1 6 0
DOCOSANOL 256 3.3% 0 0 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 217 8.4% 2 8 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 173 4.0% 0 0 3
LIDOCAINE 164 0.7% 0 7 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 164 0.5% 0 0 0
MUPIROCIN 157 4.5% 0 0 1
FLUOROURACIL 145 0.3% 0 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site pain

1,863 reports
1,414 reports
1,258 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)