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Infusion site swelling: Which Medications Cause It? (5,214 Reports Across 139 Drugs)

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Infusion site swelling has been reported as an adverse event with 139 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,214 total reports. 110 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Infusion site swelling are HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, TREPROSTINIL, and HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G\HYALURONIDASE.

5,214
Total Reports
139
Drugs Involved
110
Deaths
1,146
Hospitalizations
51.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.4% / 25.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Infusion site swelling Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 1,772 2.5% 35 315 5
TREPROSTINIL 1,686 1.8% 29 386 18
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G\HYALURONIDASE 241 8.2% 10 77 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G\HYALURONIDASE RECOMBINANT HUMAN 194 4.4% 5 25 0
AMBRISENTAN 173 0.2% 3 66 5
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 100 0.4% 3 27 1
INFLIXIMAB 98 0.1% 4 24 0
MACITENTAN 96 0.2% 8 51 0
VEDOLIZUMAB 57 0.1% 3 17 0
FOSCARBIDOPA\FOSLEVODOPA 55 1.7% 3 24 2
LECITHIN\POLOXAMER 407 50 28.7% 0 10 0
SELEXIPAG 46 0.3% 2 15 0
RIOCIGUAT 39 0.2% 3 22 1
ALPHA.1-PROTEINASE INHIBITOR HUMAN 36 0.5% 1 7 0
BOSENTAN 34 0.2% 3 17 1
PREDNISONE 34 0.0% 0 15 2
RITUXIMAB 33 0.0% 0 24 0
ALEMTUZUMAB 31 0.2% 0 12 0
EPOPROSTENOL 31 0.2% 2 25 1
FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE 31 0.4% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Infusion site swelling

1,772 reports
1,686 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)