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Application site pruritus: Which Medications Cause It? (16,233 Reports Across 141 Drugs)

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Application site pruritus has been reported as an adverse event with 141 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 16,233 total reports. 39 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site pruritus are MINOXIDIL, NICOTINE, and BUPRENORPHINE.

16,233
Total Reports
141
Drugs Involved
39
Deaths
339
Hospitalizations
54.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.4% / 34.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site pruritus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MINOXIDIL 3,727 6.1% 0 6 0
NICOTINE 2,074 6.4% 0 2 1
BUPRENORPHINE 1,687 2.1% 1 24 1
ESTRADIOL 1,181 3.8% 0 0 0
SUMATRIPTAN 675 3.9% 0 2 0
FENTANYL 501 0.5% 1 6 1
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 463 10.8% 0 0 2
CLONIDINE 335 2.7% 0 3 0
ROTIGOTINE 334 4.3% 8 36 3
INGENOL MEBUTATE 291 9.6% 0 2 0
OXYBUTYNIN 289 3.7% 0 1 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 260 0.8% 0 2 0
DICLOFENAC 259 0.3% 0 0 0
TESTOSTERONE 253 0.9% 0 3 0
OXYTROL FOR WOMEN 245 8.4% 0 0 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 227 8.8% 0 10 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORELGESTROMIN 215 3.2% 0 0 1
RIVASTIGMINE 210 2.3% 4 37 3
CRISABOROLE 139 1.8% 1 0 0
DAYTRANA 122 8.4% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site pruritus

3,727 reports
2,074 reports
1,687 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)