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Embolia cutis medicamentosa: Which Medications Cause It? (660 Reports Across 18 Drugs)

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Embolia cutis medicamentosa has been reported as an adverse event with 18 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 660 total reports. 15 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Embolia cutis medicamentosa are DICLOFENAC, GLATIRAMER, and PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE.

660
Total Reports
18
Drugs Involved
15
Deaths
283
Hospitalizations
42.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.1% / 32.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Embolia cutis medicamentosa Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DICLOFENAC 337 0.4% 6 152 2
GLATIRAMER 78 0.2% 0 19 1
PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE 46 4.1% 1 30 1
LIDOCAINE 45 0.2% 0 10 0
BUPRENORPHINE 13 0.0% 0 5 0
IBUPROFEN 11 0.0% 0 10 0
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 11 0.1% 0 3 0
CEFTRIAXONE 10 0.1% 0 7 0
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 10 0.0% 0 7 0
METHOCARBAMOL 9 0.4% 8 9 0
DICLOFENAC\DICLOFENAC 8 0.2% 0 3 0
FULVESTRANT 8 0.1% 0 0 0
DEXAMETHASONE 7 0.0% 0 5 0
GENTAMICIN 7 0.1% 0 7 0
BETAMETHASONE 6 0.1% 0 6 0
CEFTAZIDIME 6 0.2% 0 6 0
NALTREXONE 6 0.0% 0 4 0
TRIAMCINOLONE 6 0.1% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Embolia cutis medicamentosa

337 reports
78 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)