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Impetigo: Which Medications Cause It? (1,003 Reports Across 95 Drugs)

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Impetigo has been reported as an adverse event with 95 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,003 total reports. 23 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Impetigo are DUPILUMAB, ADALIMUMAB, and SECUKINUMAB.

1,003
Total Reports
95
Drugs Involved
23
Deaths
330
Hospitalizations
41.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.4% / 42.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Impetigo Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DUPILUMAB 74 0.0% 0 12 0
ADALIMUMAB 71 0.0% 0 27 0
SECUKINUMAB 66 0.0% 0 8 0
INFLIXIMAB 62 0.0% 1 24 0
METHOTREXATE 32 0.0% 0 17 1
ONDANSETRON 30 0.1% 0 3 1
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 24 0.1% 1 19 0
ETANERCEPT 24 0.0% 0 6 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 23 0.0% 1 22 0
FLUOROURACIL 21 0.0% 0 7 0
ZOLPIDEM 21 0.1% 1 18 0
METFORMIN 20 0.0% 1 18 0
ISOTRETINOIN 19 0.1% 0 1 0
RAMIPRIL 19 0.1% 1 19 0
AMITRIPTYLINE 18 0.1% 1 18 0
AMLODIPINE 18 0.0% 1 18 0
ASPIRIN 18 0.0% 1 18 0
BUPRENORPHINE 18 0.0% 2 17 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 18 0.0% 0 2 0
DULOXETINE 18 0.0% 1 18 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Impetigo

74 reports
71 reports
66 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)