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Injection site abscess: Which Medications Cause It? (1,528 Reports Across 72 Drugs)

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Injection site abscess has been reported as an adverse event with 72 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,528 total reports. 20 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Injection site abscess are NALTREXONE, LEUPROLIDE, and BUPRENORPHINE.

1,528
Total Reports
72
Drugs Involved
20
Deaths
551
Hospitalizations
42.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.3% / 40.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Injection site abscess Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NALTREXONE 210 0.8% 0 72 1
LEUPROLIDE 150 0.2% 1 20 2
BUPRENORPHINE 110 0.1% 0 34 0
INTERFERON BETA-1A 73 0.1% 0 48 0
INTERFERON BETA-1B 58 0.5% 0 23 0
PALIPERIDONE 54 0.1% 0 7 2
CABOTEGRAVIR 36 0.4% 0 5 0
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 34 0.4% 0 8 0
GLATIRAMER 31 0.1% 0 9 1
OXYMORPHONE 29 0.1% 5 29 0
RILPIVIRINE 29 0.4% 0 4 0
OLANZAPINE 28 0.1% 0 16 1
CABOTEGRAVIR\RILPIVIRINE 25 0.5% 0 2 0
EXENATIDE 25 0.1% 0 6 0
DICLOFENAC 24 0.0% 1 6 3
TREPROSTINIL 24 0.0% 3 19 2
ADALIMUMAB 20 0.0% 0 6 0
OCTREOTIDE 19 0.1% 3 5 0
TRAMADOL 19 0.0% 0 11 4
DEGARELIX 18 0.5% 1 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Injection site abscess

210 reports
150 reports
110 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)