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Dandruff: Which Medications Cause It? (1,890 Reports Across 62 Drugs)

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Dandruff has been reported as an adverse event with 62 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,890 total reports. 12 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Dandruff are MINOXIDIL, DUPILUMAB, and KETOCONAZOLE.

1,890
Total Reports
62
Drugs Involved
12
Deaths
117
Hospitalizations
51.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.8% / 57.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Dandruff Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MINOXIDIL 906 1.5% 0 2 2
DUPILUMAB 111 0.0% 0 4 0
KETOCONAZOLE 109 2.0% 0 1 1
SECUKINUMAB 89 0.1% 0 10 9
ADALIMUMAB 73 0.0% 0 14 0
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 34 0.1% 1 5 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 23 0.0% 0 0 0
RISPERIDONE 22 0.0% 6 8 1
APREMILAST 20 0.0% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 19 0.0% 0 4 0
LENALIDOMIDE 18 0.0% 0 0 0
FINASTERIDE 16 0.1% 0 1 0
SELENIUM SULFIDE 15 2.8% 0 0 0
OCRELIZUMAB 14 0.0% 0 2 0
CELECOXIB 11 0.0% 0 0 0
METHOTREXATE 11 0.0% 0 3 0
DICLOFENAC 10 0.0% 0 0 0
MELOXICAM 10 0.1% 0 0 0
SERTRALINE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
LAMOTRIGINE 9 0.0% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Dandruff

906 reports
111 reports
109 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)