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Injection site pruritus: Which Medications Cause It? (45,245 Reports Across 359 Drugs)

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Injection site pruritus has been reported as an adverse event with 359 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 45,245 total reports. 60 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Injection site pruritus are ETANERCEPT, ADALIMUMAB, and DUPILUMAB.

45,245
Total Reports
359
Drugs Involved
60
Deaths
1,904
Hospitalizations
49.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
82.8% / 17.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Injection site pruritus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 10,155 2.8% 11 254 6
ADALIMUMAB 5,609 1.1% 0 329 8
DUPILUMAB 4,888 1.3% 1 82 1
TIRZEPATIDE 1,947 2.0% 0 14 3
HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE 1,841 8.2% 0 31 1
GLATIRAMER 1,579 3.4% 0 64 9
EXENATIDE 1,296 4.1% 0 31 4
DULAGLUTIDE 1,183 1.6% 0 12 1
HUMIRA 1,077 2.7% 0 19 0
ENBREL 1,026 5.7% 0 20 1
EVOLOCUMAB 887 0.6% 0 12 1
GALCANEZUMAB-GNLM 774 2.9% 0 6 1
IXEKIZUMAB 772 2.3% 0 10 1
SARILUMAB 704 3.3% 0 23 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 491 0.7% 4 56 3
ANAKINRA 478 3.9% 0 25 0
FREMANEZUMAB-VFRM 462 5.1% 0 10 0
ALIROCUMAB 409 1.8% 0 12 0
TREPROSTINIL 385 0.4% 9 133 6
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 364 0.4% 0 36 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Injection site pruritus

10,155 reports
5,609 reports
4,888 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)