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Injection site indentation: Which Medications Cause It? (1,700 Reports Across 41 Drugs)

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Injection site indentation has been reported as an adverse event with 41 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,700 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Injection site indentation are ADALIMUMAB, EXENATIDE, and EVOLOCUMAB.

1,700
Total Reports
41
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
64
Hospitalizations
55.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
75.2% / 24.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Injection site indentation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 241 0.1% 0 10 0
EXENATIDE 224 0.7% 0 6 0
EVOLOCUMAB 189 0.1% 0 2 0
ERENUMAB-AOOE 152 0.3% 0 2 0
GLATIRAMER 149 0.3% 0 11 1
ALIROCUMAB 73 0.3% 0 0 0
SEMAGLUTIDE 66 0.1% 0 0 0
TIRZEPATIDE 55 0.1% 0 0 0
DUPILUMAB 51 0.0% 0 2 0
INTERFERON BETA-1A 46 0.1% 1 10 0
DULAGLUTIDE 39 0.1% 0 2 0
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 29 0.1% 0 0 0
COLLAGENASE CLOSTRIDIUM HISTOLYTICUM-AAES 24 2.0% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 21 0.0% 0 1 0
BENRALIZUMAB 19 0.1% 0 0 0
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE\MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 19 6.1% 0 0 0
ASFOTASE ALFA 18 0.2% 0 1 0
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 18 0.1% 0 1 1
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17 0.2% 0 1 0
METHOTREXATE 16 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Injection site indentation

241 reports
224 reports
189 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)