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Pruritus generalised: Which Medications Cause It? (12,945 Reports Across 545 Drugs)

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Pruritus generalised has been reported as an adverse event with 545 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 12,945 total reports. 135 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pruritus generalised are ETANERCEPT, ADALIMUMAB, and CETIRIZINE.

12,945
Total Reports
545
Drugs Involved
135
Deaths
1,887
Hospitalizations
55.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.4% / 28.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pruritus generalised Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 684 0.2% 6 46 3
ADALIMUMAB 643 0.1% 2 93 3
CETIRIZINE 311 0.7% 0 7 0
RIBAVIRIN 230 0.5% 0 25 2
EVOLOCUMAB 226 0.2% 0 6 2
AMOXICILLIN 212 0.7% 2 59 16
SECUKINUMAB 210 0.1% 1 18 4
DENOSUMAB 196 0.1% 1 13 2
TERIPARATIDE 182 0.3% 0 8 0
IBUPROFEN 167 0.2% 0 41 14
VORTIOXETINE HYDROBROMIDE 157 1.2% 0 9 1
LENALIDOMIDE 153 0.0% 3 19 1
OMALIZUMAB 149 0.2% 0 27 4
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A 139 0.6% 0 8 2
DIMETHYL 133 0.1% 0 12 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 116 0.1% 0 30 15
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 114 0.1% 0 11 1
METHOTREXATE 112 0.0% 2 12 0
HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE 107 0.5% 0 5 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 107 0.2% 0 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pruritus generalised

684 reports
643 reports
311 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)