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Pruritus: Which Medications Cause It? (278,736 Reports Across 2,501 Drugs)

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Pruritus has been reported as an adverse event with 2,501 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 278,736 total reports. 4,779 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pruritus are DUPILUMAB, ADAPALENE, and ADALIMUMAB.

278,736
Total Reports
2,501
Drugs Involved
4,779
Deaths
37,068
Hospitalizations
52.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.0% / 32.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pruritus Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DUPILUMAB 44,279 11.7% 53 1,105 32
ADAPALENE 12,072 6.7% 0 9 0
ADALIMUMAB 9,644 1.9% 1,287 2,668 1,300
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 9,439 7.2% 0 3 0
SECUKINUMAB 8,755 5.8% 1,088 1,921 1,289
ETANERCEPT 8,047 2.3% 1,062 1,681 1,010
METHOTREXATE 7,526 3.0% 1,185 2,472 1,466
LENALIDOMIDE 6,304 1.8% 64 622 44
TOCILIZUMAB 5,973 6.1% 1,363 2,048 1,283
RITUXIMAB 5,548 3.1% 1,219 2,398 1,364
CETIRIZINE 5,482 11.5% 1,045 1,773 1,308
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 5,370 5.4% 1,021 1,635 1,212
INFLIXIMAB 5,370 3.8% 1,044 2,165 1,257
ABATACEPT 5,339 4.6% 1,022 1,807 1,292
OMALIZUMAB 5,224 8.2% 32 1,202 254
ACETAMINOPHEN 5,037 3.7% 1,218 1,840 1,165
LEFLUNOMIDE 4,515 8.0% 1,043 1,816 1,328
PREDNISONE 4,341 2.7% 1,127 1,980 1,303
DICLOFENAC 4,261 4.9% 1,192 1,921 1,336
GOLIMUMAB 4,134 6.0% 1,046 1,572 1,174

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pruritus

44,279 reports
12,072 reports
9,644 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)