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Onycholysis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,188 Reports Across 98 Drugs)

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Onycholysis has been reported as an adverse event with 98 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,188 total reports. 44 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Onycholysis are PACLITAXEL, DOCETAXEL, and TRASTUZUMAB.

1,188
Total Reports
98
Drugs Involved
44
Deaths
213
Hospitalizations
55.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
66.3% / 33.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Onycholysis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PACLITAXEL 173 0.2% 6 21 1
DOCETAXEL 130 0.2% 3 28 4
TRASTUZUMAB 109 0.2% 1 9 8
SECUKINUMAB 82 0.1% 3 19 7
ADALIMUMAB 77 0.0% 5 13 0
CAPECITABINE 73 0.1% 2 5 1
METHOTREXATE 67 0.0% 0 13 7
PERTUZUMAB 55 0.3% 0 2 0
ERDAFITINIB 44 4.0% 8 15 0
CARBOPLATIN 42 0.1% 0 7 1
ETANERCEPT 41 0.0% 0 3 0
FLUOROURACIL 34 0.1% 2 6 4
TOFACITINIB 34 0.0% 0 2 0
BEVACIZUMAB 32 0.0% 3 4 0
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 31 0.1% 0 0 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 29 0.1% 1 2 0
OXALIPLATIN 29 0.1% 3 8 4
PALBOCICLIB 29 0.0% 0 1 0
DUPILUMAB 25 0.0% 0 2 0
DOXORUBICIN 24 0.0% 1 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Onycholysis

173 reports
130 reports
109 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)