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Needle issue: Which Medications Cause It? (25,335 Reports Across 273 Drugs)

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Needle issue has been reported as an adverse event with 273 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 25,335 total reports. 298 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Needle issue are OCTREOTIDE, GUSELKUMAB, and USTEKINUMAB.

25,335
Total Reports
273
Drugs Involved
298
Deaths
1,751
Hospitalizations
50.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.4% / 38.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Needle issue Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OCTREOTIDE 2,740 11.6% 217 864 59
GUSELKUMAB 1,933 6.9% 0 9 1
USTEKINUMAB 1,930 2.3% 1 12 1
EXENATIDE 1,821 5.8% 0 44 3
GOLIMUMAB 1,023 1.5% 0 12 2
ADALIMUMAB 1,022 0.2% 2 80 1
SOMATROPIN 981 1.4% 0 11 0
SECUKINUMAB 958 0.6% 3 28 5
ABATACEPT 716 0.6% 0 22 2
DUPILUMAB 686 0.2% 1 16 0
LEUPROLIDE 661 0.9% 2 1 0
NALTREXONE 628 2.5% 0 13 0
ARIPIPRAZOLE LAUROXIL 567 13.5% 1 13 0
ETANERCEPT 560 0.2% 1 26 1
OMALIZUMAB 478 0.8% 0 9 1
PEGFILGRASTIM 464 0.6% 1 0 0
EPINEPHRINE 412 2.7% 15 40 85
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 407 0.4% 1 30 2
RISPERIDONE 371 0.5% 0 18 1
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 346 4.1% 0 0 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Needle issue

2,740 reports
1,933 reports
1,930 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)