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Red man syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (623 Reports Across 28 Drugs)

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Red man syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 28 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 623 total reports. 12 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Red man syndrome are VANCOMYCIN, ORITAVANCIN, and CIPROFLOXACIN.

623
Total Reports
28
Drugs Involved
12
Deaths
197
Hospitalizations
40.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.4% / 43.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Red man syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VANCOMYCIN 467 1.4% 4 145 31
ORITAVANCIN 38 4.3% 0 4 2
CIPROFLOXACIN 20 0.1% 1 1 0
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 20 0.1% 0 13 3
ADALIMUMAB 11 0.0% 0 10 1
RIFAMPIN 11 0.1% 1 5 1
TEICOPLANIN 11 0.5% 0 8 1
CEFEPIME 9 0.2% 0 5 0
ONDANSETRON 8 0.0% 0 8 1
PENICILLIN 8 0.4% 0 0 0
CODEINE 7 0.0% 0 7 0
CYCLIZINE 7 1.1% 0 7 0
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 7 0.0% 0 3 0
INFLIXIMAB 7 0.0% 0 3 1
ISONIAZID 7 0.1% 4 6 1
LINEZOLID 7 0.0% 0 0 0
CEFTAROLINE 6 1.9% 0 0 0
DAPTOMYCIN 6 0.1% 0 4 0
HYDROCORTISONE 6 0.0% 0 1 0
LEVOFLOXACIN 6 0.0% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Red man syndrome

467 reports
38 reports
20 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)