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Flushing: Which Medications Cause It? (58,662 Reports Across 999 Drugs)

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Flushing has been reported as an adverse event with 999 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 58,662 total reports. 907 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Flushing are DIMETHYL, TREPROSTINIL, and TECFIDERA.

58,662
Total Reports
999
Drugs Involved
907
Deaths
9,708
Hospitalizations
51.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.5% / 28.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Flushing Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DIMETHYL 10,681 11.5% 7 1,107 20
TREPROSTINIL 3,166 3.5% 101 840 28
TECFIDERA 2,385 23.0% 0 75 0
AMBRISENTAN 1,741 2.0% 53 447 8
DALFAMPRIDINE 1,605 2.9% 3 138 3
DIROXIMEL 1,518 14.3% 0 92 1
INFLIXIMAB 1,488 1.1% 2 259 109
PACLITAXEL 1,397 1.8% 36 265 172
GLATIRAMER 1,291 2.8% 0 108 8
EPOPROSTENOL 1,256 9.4% 143 930 18
SELEXIPAG 927 5.0% 69 435 6
RITUXIMAB 880 0.5% 16 161 55
MACITENTAN 874 1.9% 92 531 11
TADALAFIL 830 2.7% 30 177 6
DUPILUMAB 747 0.2% 1 48 8
CARBOPLATIN 724 0.9% 40 199 83
OCTREOTIDE 710 3.0% 131 368 30
OXALIPLATIN 699 1.2% 6 157 73
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 652 0.9% 15 145 31
SILDENAFIL 597 1.7% 14 117 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Flushing

10,681 reports
3,166 reports
2,385 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)