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Purulence: Which Medications Cause It? (1,074 Reports Across 67 Drugs)

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Purulence has been reported as an adverse event with 67 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,074 total reports. 43 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Purulence are ADALIMUMAB, ZOLEDRONIC ACID, and INFLIXIMAB.

1,074
Total Reports
67
Drugs Involved
43
Deaths
471
Hospitalizations
54.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.3% / 39.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Purulence Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 297 0.1% 4 151 7
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 65 0.2% 10 27 0
INFLIXIMAB 30 0.0% 1 7 0
UPADACITINIB 30 0.1% 1 17 1
PREDNISOLONE 26 0.0% 0 22 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 25 0.0% 1 22 1
DENOSUMAB 25 0.0% 2 11 1
METHOTREXATE 25 0.0% 2 7 0
SECUKINUMAB 21 0.0% 0 9 0
ALENDRONIC ACID 20 0.3% 0 8 0
RITUXIMAB 20 0.0% 1 5 0
ETANERCEPT 19 0.0% 0 8 0
TOCILIZUMAB 18 0.0% 1 11 0
EVEROLIMUS 17 0.0% 1 7 2
GOLIMUMAB 17 0.0% 0 5 0
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 17 0.0% 0 6 1
ETONOGESTREL 16 0.0% 0 0 0
PREDNISONE 15 0.0% 0 11 0
ALENDRONATE 14 0.1% 0 5 0
BACLOFEN 14 0.1% 1 6 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Purulence

297 reports
65 reports
30 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)