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Formication: Which Medications Cause It? (4,531 Reports Across 302 Drugs)

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Formication has been reported as an adverse event with 302 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,531 total reports. 35 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Formication are PREGABALIN, DUPILUMAB, and LEVONORGESTREL.

4,531
Total Reports
302
Drugs Involved
35
Deaths
760
Hospitalizations
50.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
73.0% / 27.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Formication Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREGABALIN 192 0.2% 1 37 7
DUPILUMAB 124 0.0% 0 2 0
LEVONORGESTREL 116 0.1% 0 10 1
LEVOTHYROXINE 116 0.2% 0 14 1
CIPROFLOXACIN 104 0.2% 1 49 16
DULOXETINE 99 0.2% 0 16 2
ADALIMUMAB 82 0.0% 0 13 2
GABAPENTIN 75 0.1% 0 26 8
OXYCODONE 75 0.0% 1 13 0
SERTRALINE 74 0.1% 1 39 0
ETANERCEPT 72 0.0% 0 8 0
DIMETHYL 64 0.1% 0 10 0
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 61 0.3% 1 5 1
FENTANYL 61 0.1% 0 11 1
MORPHINE 53 0.0% 3 10 3
QUETIAPINE 53 0.1% 0 18 0
OXALIPLATIN 52 0.1% 1 21 2
SODIUM OXYBATE 51 0.1% 0 5 0
FLUOXETINE 48 0.2% 0 18 1
LEVOFLOXACIN 48 0.1% 0 22 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Formication

192 reports
124 reports
116 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)