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Impaired healing: Which Medications Cause It? (22,631 Reports Across 812 Drugs)

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Impaired healing has been reported as an adverse event with 812 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 22,631 total reports. 2,748 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Impaired healing are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

22,631
Total Reports
812
Drugs Involved
2,748
Deaths
9,068
Hospitalizations
55.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
72.4% / 27.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Impaired healing Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 5,852 1.2% 1,713 3,038 1,792
METHOTREXATE 4,793 1.9% 1,720 2,534 1,839
ETANERCEPT 4,580 1.3% 1,289 2,087 1,348
TOCILIZUMAB 4,487 4.6% 1,676 2,438 1,656
ABATACEPT 4,397 3.8% 1,522 2,351 1,774
LEFLUNOMIDE 4,151 7.3% 1,579 2,305 1,795
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 3,876 3.9% 1,560 1,954 1,617
GOLIMUMAB 3,767 5.4% 1,519 1,935 1,596
PREDNISONE 3,634 2.3% 1,598 2,355 1,732
RITUXIMAB 3,630 2.0% 1,698 2,360 1,802
TOFACITINIB 3,585 2.3% 1,435 2,080 1,539
ALENDRONATE 3,539 12.7% 1,658 2,314 1,724
ACETAMINOPHEN 3,467 2.5% 1,407 1,806 1,501
INFLIXIMAB 3,424 2.4% 1,574 1,998 1,663
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 3,422 5.1% 1,522 2,024 1,579
CHLORHEXIDINE 3,341 37.3% 1,375 1,726 1,413
DICLOFENAC 3,245 3.7% 1,777 2,052 1,781
SULFASALAZINE 3,191 8.0% 1,535 1,925 1,620
FOLIC ACID 3,172 13.9% 1,592 1,986 1,650
DESOXIMETASONE 3,161 27.2% 1,568 1,950 1,625

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Impaired healing

5,852 reports
4,793 reports
4,580 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)