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Folliculitis: Which Medications Cause It? (8,366 Reports Across 513 Drugs)

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Folliculitis has been reported as an adverse event with 513 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,366 total reports. 2,399 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Folliculitis are METHOTREXATE, LEFLUNOMIDE, and ABATACEPT.

8,366
Total Reports
513
Drugs Involved
2,399
Deaths
3,655
Hospitalizations
46.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
79.1% / 20.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Folliculitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 4,146 1.6% 1,817 2,268 2,006
LEFLUNOMIDE 4,022 7.1% 1,785 2,274 2,040
ABATACEPT 3,977 3.4% 1,570 2,112 1,875
TOCILIZUMAB 3,951 4.0% 1,762 2,154 1,784
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 3,781 3.8% 1,628 1,977 1,744
GOLIMUMAB 3,675 5.3% 1,563 1,936 1,702
ADALIMUMAB 3,572 0.7% 1,772 2,210 1,913
ACETAMINOPHEN 3,522 2.6% 1,496 1,898 1,633
RITUXIMAB 3,481 2.0% 1,848 2,347 1,977
CHLORHEXIDINE 3,405 38.1% 1,423 1,837 1,533
ETANERCEPT 3,356 0.9% 1,351 1,737 1,464
INFLIXIMAB 3,319 2.4% 1,648 2,029 1,775
PREDNISONE 3,294 2.1% 1,628 2,119 1,838
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 3,260 4.9% 1,594 1,986 1,723
DICLOFENAC 3,258 3.8% 1,853 2,122 1,914
OXYCODONE 3,230 1.7% 1,384 1,701 1,486
CETIRIZINE 3,222 6.8% 1,627 2,025 1,766
ALENDRONATE 3,218 11.5% 1,697 2,065 1,843
FOLIC ACID 3,209 14.0% 1,641 2,035 1,773
DESOXIMETASONE 3,201 27.5% 1,654 2,018 1,791

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Folliculitis

4,146 reports
4,022 reports
3,977 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)