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Injection site necrosis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,162 Reports Across 62 Drugs)

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Injection site necrosis has been reported as an adverse event with 62 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,162 total reports. 17 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Injection site necrosis are GLATIRAMER, BUPRENORPHINE, and INTERFERON BETA-1A.

1,162
Total Reports
62
Drugs Involved
17
Deaths
185
Hospitalizations
49.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.6% / 31.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Injection site necrosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
GLATIRAMER 248 0.5% 0 12 0
BUPRENORPHINE 91 0.1% 0 8 0
INTERFERON BETA-1A 71 0.1% 1 14 0
INTERFERON BETA-1B 68 0.6% 0 5 1
NALTREXONE 59 0.2% 0 20 4
FULVESTRANT 43 0.2% 1 4 0
APOMORPHINE 42 0.5% 0 12 0
DICLOFENAC 38 0.0% 2 11 1
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 32 0.1% 0 4 0
DEOXYCHOLIC ACID 29 1.3% 0 4 1
LEUPROLIDE 24 0.0% 1 1 0
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 19 0.2% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 15 0.0% 0 2 0
ENOXAPARIN 15 0.1% 0 5 0
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 14 0.1% 0 2 0
METHOTREXATE 12 0.0% 0 0 0
CABOTEGRAVIR 11 0.1% 0 5 0
RILPIVIRINE 11 0.2% 0 5 0
ARTICAINE\EPINEPHRINE 10 0.6% 0 0 0
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 10 0.1% 0 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Injection site necrosis

248 reports
91 reports
71 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)