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Drug eruption: Which Medications Cause It? (11,907 Reports Across 682 Drugs)

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Drug eruption has been reported as an adverse event with 682 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,907 total reports. 450 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Drug eruption are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

11,907
Total Reports
682
Drugs Involved
450
Deaths
5,793
Hospitalizations
56.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.7% / 44.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Drug eruption Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,231 0.3% 7 732 24
METHOTREXATE 1,163 0.5% 24 713 41
ETANERCEPT 1,072 0.3% 12 674 21
TOCILIZUMAB 1,022 1.0% 2 688 23
LEFLUNOMIDE 967 1.7% 1 682 22
INFLIXIMAB 918 0.7% 1 619 27
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 773 1.2% 1 682 25
ABATACEPT 764 0.7% 1 670 23
RITUXIMAB 745 0.4% 19 627 25
SULFASALAZINE 647 1.6% 3 587 26
CODEINE 561 2.6% 1 546 20
ALENDRONATE 534 1.9% 0 517 21
LAMOTRIGINE 531 1.1% 17 399 54
CYCLOSPORINE 493 0.7% 3 234 5
USTEKINUMAB 431 0.5% 0 172 4
AZATHIOPRINE 430 1.3% 1 184 17
PEMBROLIZUMAB 368 0.4% 32 253 40
GOLD THIOMALATE 360 8.1% 0 355 19
IBUPROFEN 357 0.4% 4 288 4
VANCOMYCIN 318 0.9% 23 171 36

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Drug eruption

1,231 reports
1,163 reports
1,072 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)