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Infusion site irritation: Which Medications Cause It? (1,017 Reports Across 32 Drugs)

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Infusion site irritation has been reported as an adverse event with 32 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,017 total reports. 16 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Infusion site irritation are TREPROSTINIL, HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, and INSULIN LISPRO.

1,017
Total Reports
32
Drugs Involved
16
Deaths
205
Hospitalizations
48.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
73.8% / 26.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Infusion site irritation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TREPROSTINIL 539 0.6% 11 128 6
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 184 0.3% 1 31 0
INSULIN LISPRO 42 0.1% 0 3 0
AMBRISENTAN 39 0.1% 0 13 0
MACITENTAN 35 0.1% 6 21 2
INSULIN LISPRO-AABC 30 3.7% 0 0 0
BENDAMUSTINE 20 0.1% 0 0 0
EPOPROSTENOL 18 0.1% 2 12 1
FOSCARBIDOPA\FOSLEVODOPA 18 0.6% 0 6 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G\HYALURONIDASE 16 0.6% 1 7 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G\HYALURONIDASE RECOMBINANT HUMAN 16 0.4% 0 2 0
LECITHIN\POLOXAMER 407 16 9.2% 0 2 0
BOSENTAN 13 0.1% 1 6 0
RIOCIGUAT 13 0.1% 1 5 0
SILDENAFIL 11 0.0% 0 1 0
INSULIN ASPART 10 0.1% 0 1 0
SELEXIPAG 10 0.1% 0 4 0
TADALAFIL 9 0.0% 0 3 0
GABAPENTIN 7 0.0% 0 4 0
LIDOCAINE 7 0.0% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Infusion site irritation

539 reports
42 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)