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Erysipelas: Which Medications Cause It? (3,674 Reports Across 303 Drugs)

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Erysipelas has been reported as an adverse event with 303 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,674 total reports. 365 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Erysipelas are SECUKINUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and RITUXIMAB.

3,674
Total Reports
303
Drugs Involved
365
Deaths
2,322
Hospitalizations
61.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.8% / 43.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Erysipelas Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SECUKINUMAB 216 0.1% 7 102 3
METHOTREXATE 207 0.1% 18 154 10
RITUXIMAB 157 0.1% 22 118 6
ADALIMUMAB 135 0.0% 6 107 0
ETANERCEPT 126 0.0% 6 67 6
PREDNISOLONE 119 0.2% 45 95 38
DEXAMETHASONE 111 0.1% 12 80 5
TOCILIZUMAB 109 0.1% 2 91 8
TRASTUZUMAB 107 0.2% 11 65 0
RIBOCICLIB 103 0.4% 11 60 4
GOLIMUMAB 98 0.1% 1 44 0
INFLIXIMAB 97 0.1% 5 46 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 93 0.1% 15 71 2
LETROZOLE 90 0.3% 5 61 4
USTEKINUMAB 90 0.1% 3 53 2
PERTUZUMAB 85 0.4% 10 65 0
DENOSUMAB 78 0.1% 0 47 0
PEMETREXED 72 0.3% 4 47 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 68 0.1% 1 38 0
PREDNISONE 66 0.0% 27 50 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Erysipelas

216 reports
207 reports
157 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)