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Foreign body sensation in eyes: Which Medications Cause It? (4,938 Reports Across 149 Drugs)

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Foreign body sensation in eyes has been reported as an adverse event with 149 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,938 total reports. 18 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Foreign body sensation in eyes are CYCLOSPORINE, CENEGERMIN-BKBJ, and POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400\PROPYLENE GLYCOL.

4,938
Total Reports
149
Drugs Involved
18
Deaths
202
Hospitalizations
64.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.1% / 25.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Foreign body sensation in eyes Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CYCLOSPORINE 642 0.9% 0 2 1
CENEGERMIN-BKBJ 488 4.1% 1 8 0
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400\PROPYLENE GLYCOL 342 10.3% 0 0 0
DUPILUMAB 273 0.1% 0 5 1
HYPROMELLOSE 2910 253 12.9% 0 0 0
LATANOPROST 169 1.1% 0 5 0
BELANTAMAB MAFODOTIN 151 6.6% 9 10 0
LIFITEGRAST 134 1.0% 0 1 0
PROPYLENE GLYCOL 131 8.6% 0 0 0
BRIMONIDINE 129 1.1% 0 1 0
BIMATOPROST 126 0.9% 0 2 0
AFLIBERCEPT 120 0.5% 1 13 1
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE\GLYCERIN 111 5.0% 0 0 0
RESTASIS 92 7.9% 0 0 0
MINERAL OIL\PETROLATUM 90 10.8% 0 0 0
RANIBIZUMAB 88 0.6% 2 8 1
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE 74 3.1% 0 3 1
DORZOLAMIDE\TIMOLOL 72 1.5% 0 1 0
LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 66 4.1% 0 0 0
OLOPATADINE 55 0.6% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Foreign body sensation in eyes

642 reports
488 reports

Related Side Effects

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