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Cheilitis: Which Medications Cause It? (3,304 Reports Across 252 Drugs)

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Cheilitis has been reported as an adverse event with 252 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,304 total reports. 91 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cheilitis are ISOTRETINOIN, DUPILUMAB, and METHOTREXATE.

3,304
Total Reports
252
Drugs Involved
91
Deaths
757
Hospitalizations
52.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.8% / 32.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cheilitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ISOTRETINOIN 300 0.9% 3 11 0
DUPILUMAB 183 0.1% 0 10 0
METHOTREXATE 101 0.0% 6 36 10
ADALIMUMAB 82 0.0% 0 16 0
CAPECITABINE 69 0.1% 4 42 1
EVEROLIMUS 63 0.2% 2 19 2
DOCOSANOL 61 0.8% 0 0 0
LAMOTRIGINE 59 0.1% 0 44 11
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 59 0.2% 4 36 6
PALBOCICLIB 56 0.1% 1 4 0
IBUPROFEN 50 0.1% 0 30 3
PREDNISONE 47 0.0% 0 2 0
ETANERCEPT 44 0.0% 0 3 0
PEMBROLIZUMAB 44 0.1% 6 28 7
IBRUTINIB 43 0.1% 1 14 0
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 42 0.1% 1 6 0
INFLIXIMAB 42 0.0% 0 6 0
FLUOROURACIL 39 0.1% 1 15 1
NIVOLUMAB 38 0.0% 1 15 2
SECUKINUMAB 37 0.0% 0 7 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cheilitis

300 reports
183 reports
101 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)