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Application site reaction: Which Medications Cause It? (3,471 Reports Across 83 Drugs)

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Application site reaction has been reported as an adverse event with 83 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,471 total reports. 9 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site reaction are NICOTINE, BUPRENORPHINE, and FENTANYL.

3,471
Total Reports
83
Drugs Involved
9
Deaths
135
Hospitalizations
54.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.2% / 29.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site reaction Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NICOTINE 640 2.0% 0 6 0
BUPRENORPHINE 503 0.6% 0 3 0
FENTANYL 223 0.2% 0 9 1
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 216 3.8% 1 4 0
MINOXIDIL 179 0.3% 0 3 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 160 5.3% 0 5 1
ESTRADIOL 157 0.5% 0 1 0
ROTIGOTINE 110 1.4% 1 8 0
SUMATRIPTAN 86 0.5% 0 0 0
DICLOFENAC 72 0.1% 0 4 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 59 1.4% 0 0 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORELGESTROMIN 48 0.7% 0 0 0
DOCOSANOL 47 0.6% 0 0 0
TESTOSTERONE 46 0.2% 0 0 1
RIVASTIGMINE 44 0.5% 2 8 0
SCOPOLAMINE 38 1.4% 0 3 0
PEGFILGRASTIM 37 0.1% 0 0 0
CLONIDINE 31 0.3% 0 1 0
LIDOCAINE 29 0.1% 0 2 0
MECHLORETHAMINE 28 1.1% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site reaction

640 reports
503 reports
223 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)