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Injection site discolouration: Which Medications Cause It? (9,200 Reports Across 162 Drugs)

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Injection site discolouration has been reported as an adverse event with 162 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 9,200 total reports. 23 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Injection site discolouration are ETANERCEPT, DUPILUMAB, and CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL.

9,200
Total Reports
162
Drugs Involved
23
Deaths
541
Hospitalizations
52.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
79.9% / 20.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Injection site discolouration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 1,846 0.5% 0 44 3
DUPILUMAB 779 0.2% 0 17 1
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 597 0.6% 1 44 3
ADALIMUMAB 554 0.1% 0 41 0
EVOLOCUMAB 476 0.3% 0 8 0
GLATIRAMER 270 0.6% 0 16 2
EXENATIDE 266 0.9% 0 4 1
TERIPARATIDE 249 0.4% 0 4 0
ASFOTASE ALFA 243 2.8% 0 7 0
ENBREL 231 1.3% 0 5 0
INSULIN GLARGINE 169 0.2% 1 13 1
CORTICOTROPIN 160 1.4% 0 13 0
INTERFERON BETA-1A 134 0.2% 1 36 1
TIRZEPATIDE 125 0.1% 0 2 0
ALIROCUMAB 117 0.5% 0 5 0
SECUKINUMAB 113 0.1% 0 6 5
INTERFERON BETA-1B 111 0.9% 0 14 0
DULAGLUTIDE 109 0.2% 0 4 0
ABALOPARATIDE 92 0.4% 0 3 0
PEGINTERFERON BETA-1A 72 0.6% 0 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Injection site discolouration

1,846 reports
779 reports
597 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)