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Psoriasis: Which Medications Cause It? (102,910 Reports Across 855 Drugs)

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Psoriasis has been reported as an adverse event with 855 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 102,910 total reports. 1,186 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Psoriasis are SECUKINUMAB, APREMILAST, and ADALIMUMAB.

102,910
Total Reports
855
Drugs Involved
1,186
Deaths
10,955
Hospitalizations
53.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.0% / 39.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Psoriasis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SECUKINUMAB 21,976 14.5% 444 2,289 701
APREMILAST 19,255 14.1% 348 882 275
ADALIMUMAB 16,698 3.3% 555 3,143 439
ETANERCEPT 10,818 3.0% 393 1,388 306
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 6,896 10.5% 12 778 11
METHOTREXATE 6,283 2.5% 454 1,677 584
USTEKINUMAB 4,955 5.8% 361 954 310
INFLIXIMAB 3,524 2.5% 427 1,038 327
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 3,428 3.5% 326 563 256
IXEKIZUMAB 2,818 8.4% 9 162 11
DUPILUMAB 1,907 0.5% 7 71 2
HUMIRA 1,857 4.7% 4 119 6
GUSELKUMAB 1,817 6.5% 4 115 3
PREDNISONE 1,804 1.1% 328 914 466
ABATACEPT 1,689 1.5% 431 774 365
CYCLOSPORINE 1,443 2.1% 39 309 59
TOCILIZUMAB 1,443 1.5% 480 747 346
TOFACITINIB 1,390 0.9% 295 420 243
RITUXIMAB 1,340 0.8% 469 646 456
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,324 2.3% 290 531 295

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Psoriasis

21,976 reports
19,255 reports
16,698 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)