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Cellulitis: Which Medications Cause It? (35,946 Reports Across 972 Drugs)

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Cellulitis has been reported as an adverse event with 972 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 35,946 total reports. 2,300 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cellulitis are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

35,946
Total Reports
972
Drugs Involved
2,300
Deaths
21,090
Hospitalizations
58.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.4% / 40.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cellulitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,918 0.4% 49 1,064 29
METHOTREXATE 1,395 0.6% 142 687 40
ETANERCEPT 1,261 0.4% 30 538 15
LENALIDOMIDE 1,255 0.4% 73 809 30
SECUKINUMAB 1,168 0.8% 14 465 28
PREDNISONE 1,011 0.6% 164 680 101
CANAGLIFLOZIN 1,007 4.1% 9 887 4
RITUXIMAB 891 0.5% 101 490 79
INFLIXIMAB 798 0.6% 20 287 12
TOCILIZUMAB 755 0.8% 40 438 27
DEXAMETHASONE 702 0.6% 162 495 56
USTEKINUMAB 691 0.8% 7 301 9
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 617 0.5% 171 395 70
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 593 0.6% 13 256 10
GOLIMUMAB 592 0.9% 13 208 6
TOFACITINIB 568 0.4% 14 214 7
TREPROSTINIL 520 0.6% 40 398 12
PREDNISOLONE 495 0.6% 72 329 58
AMBRISENTAN 485 0.6% 22 310 5
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 471 0.7% 22 237 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cellulitis

1,918 reports
1,395 reports
1,261 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)