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Nail discolouration: Which Medications Cause It? (3,012 Reports Across 202 Drugs)

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Nail discolouration has been reported as an adverse event with 202 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,012 total reports. 64 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Nail discolouration are ADALIMUMAB, PACLITAXEL, and LENALIDOMIDE.

3,012
Total Reports
202
Drugs Involved
64
Deaths
460
Hospitalizations
58.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.0% / 33.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Nail discolouration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 115 0.0% 0 22 1
PACLITAXEL 112 0.1% 2 32 3
LENALIDOMIDE 110 0.0% 0 6 0
EFINACONAZOLE 108 8.4% 1 0 0
TRASTUZUMAB 96 0.2% 3 25 3
CAPECITABINE 93 0.2% 1 7 1
ETANERCEPT 80 0.0% 0 5 1
SECUKINUMAB 74 0.1% 0 9 1
PALBOCICLIB 59 0.1% 1 3 0
DOCETAXEL 56 0.1% 2 19 5
DUPILUMAB 56 0.0% 1 4 1
PERTUZUMAB 56 0.3% 2 19 0
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 51 0.2% 0 13 0
RUXOLITINIB 48 0.1% 2 10 2
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 46 0.1% 0 4 0
METHOTREXATE 44 0.0% 4 8 0
IBRUTINIB 41 0.1% 0 8 0
ERLOTINIB 40 0.2% 0 3 0
MINOXIDIL 39 0.1% 0 0 0
TOFACITINIB 39 0.0% 0 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Nail discolouration

115 reports
112 reports
110 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)