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Phlebitis: Which Medications Cause It? (3,018 Reports Across 251 Drugs)

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Phlebitis has been reported as an adverse event with 251 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,018 total reports. 183 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Phlebitis are RITUXIMAB, ADALIMUMAB, and METHOTREXATE.

3,018
Total Reports
251
Drugs Involved
183
Deaths
1,276
Hospitalizations
58.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.6% / 36.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Phlebitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 113 0.1% 10 65 1
ADALIMUMAB 109 0.0% 3 54 2
METHOTREXATE 92 0.0% 2 62 10
LENALIDOMIDE 85 0.0% 6 24 2
CIPROFLOXACIN 74 0.2% 5 16 0
APIXABAN 66 0.0% 3 23 12
DEXAMETHASONE 63 0.1% 8 29 1
INFLIXIMAB 62 0.0% 1 31 2
TOCILIZUMAB 57 0.1% 1 45 2
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 56 0.1% 2 11 0
DOCETAXEL 46 0.1% 1 9 1
FLUOROURACIL 46 0.1% 2 16 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 43 0.0% 9 17 5
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 43 0.4% 1 35 4
BEVACIZUMAB 42 0.1% 4 9 1
OXALIPLATIN 42 0.1% 2 15 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 41 0.1% 2 29 1
ESOMEPRAZOLE 40 0.1% 0 24 10
OMALIZUMAB 40 0.1% 0 21 10
PREDNISONE 40 0.0% 4 21 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Phlebitis

113 reports
109 reports
92 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)