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Extravasation: Which Medications Cause It? (2,628 Reports Across 170 Drugs)

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Extravasation has been reported as an adverse event with 170 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,628 total reports. 58 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Extravasation are IRON SUCROSE, FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE, and DOXORUBICIN.

2,628
Total Reports
170
Drugs Involved
58
Deaths
572
Hospitalizations
55.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.9% / 43.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Extravasation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
IRON SUCROSE 122 2.6% 1 13 0
FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE 103 1.3% 1 12 0
DOXORUBICIN 92 0.1% 2 24 6
FLUOROURACIL 90 0.2% 0 21 2
OXALIPLATIN 90 0.2% 1 29 1
IOHEXOL 89 1.5% 15 15 2
RITUXIMAB 77 0.0% 4 19 2
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 65 0.1% 4 21 6
NIVOLUMAB 55 0.1% 1 10 1
INFLIXIMAB 53 0.0% 0 2 0
REMDESIVIR 51 0.5% 0 5 0
PACLITAXEL 49 0.1% 0 19 6
IBANDRONATE 48 0.5% 0 2 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 45 0.1% 0 5 0
PROPOFOL 45 0.3% 0 23 1
VANCOMYCIN 45 0.1% 0 12 0
VINCRISTINE 43 0.1% 4 12 2
ALTEPLASE 41 0.3% 0 9 0
CARBOPLATIN 41 0.1% 1 15 7
BEVACIZUMAB 40 0.1% 0 3 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Extravasation

122 reports
103 reports
92 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)