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Injection site swelling: Which Medications Cause It? (52,144 Reports Across 440 Drugs)

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Injection site swelling has been reported as an adverse event with 440 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 52,144 total reports. 155 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Injection site swelling are ETANERCEPT, DUPILUMAB, and ADALIMUMAB.

52,144
Total Reports
440
Drugs Involved
155
Deaths
2,612
Hospitalizations
47.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.6% / 25.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Injection site swelling Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 9,992 2.8% 0 210 8
DUPILUMAB 9,582 2.5% 3 135 2
ADALIMUMAB 4,428 0.9% 0 288 8
EVOLOCUMAB 1,933 1.3% 1 32 4
GLATIRAMER 1,836 4.0% 1 91 11
IXEKIZUMAB 1,615 4.8% 1 27 2
TIRZEPATIDE 1,131 1.1% 0 7 0
ENBREL 1,121 6.3% 2 26 0
HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE 924 4.1% 0 16 0
HUMIRA 838 2.1% 0 14 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 782 0.8% 1 48 3
GALCANEZUMAB-GNLM 774 2.9% 0 2 1
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 770 1.1% 21 125 0
DULAGLUTIDE 748 1.0% 0 4 0
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 738 1.5% 0 12 0
NALTREXONE 638 2.5% 0 56 2
SARILUMAB 547 2.6% 0 19 0
PEGVALIASE-PQPZ 498 6.8% 0 1 6
ERENUMAB-AOOE 486 1.0% 0 8 3
SECUKINUMAB 458 0.3% 1 24 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Injection site swelling

9,992 reports
9,582 reports
4,428 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)