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Application site scar: Which Medications Cause It? (844 Reports Across 25 Drugs)

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Application site scar has been reported as an adverse event with 25 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 844 total reports. 1 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Application site scar are SUMATRIPTAN, BUPRENORPHINE, and ESTRADIOL.

844
Total Reports
25
Drugs Involved
1
Deaths
14
Hospitalizations
47.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
82.8% / 17.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Application site scar Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SUMATRIPTAN 181 1.0% 0 0 0
BUPRENORPHINE 147 0.2% 0 2 1
ESTRADIOL 80 0.3% 0 0 0
FENTANYL 44 0.1% 0 0 0
DOCOSANOL 39 0.5% 0 0 0
INGENOL MEBUTATE 35 1.2% 0 0 0
NICOTINE 32 0.1% 1 0 0
ESTRADIOL\NORETHINDRONE 22 0.5% 0 0 0
CLONIDINE 19 0.2% 0 0 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORELGESTROMIN 19 0.3% 0 0 0
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 15 3.5% 0 0 0
MINOXIDIL 12 0.0% 0 0 0
OXYBUTYNIN 9 0.1% 0 1 0
SCOPOLAMINE 9 0.3% 0 0 0
COSMETICS 8 0.7% 0 0 0
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE\OXYBENZONE 7 0.5% 0 1 0
IMIQUIMOD 7 0.4% 0 0 0
ROTIGOTINE 7 0.1% 0 2 0
SELEGILINE 7 0.8% 0 0 0
DICLOFENAC 6 0.0% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Application site scar

181 reports
147 reports
80 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)