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Rosacea: Which Medications Cause It? (3,543 Reports Across 213 Drugs)

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Rosacea has been reported as an adverse event with 213 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,543 total reports. 22 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Rosacea are DUPILUMAB, ADAPALENE, and AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE.

3,543
Total Reports
213
Drugs Involved
22
Deaths
377
Hospitalizations
53.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
77.4% / 22.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Rosacea Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DUPILUMAB 278 0.1% 1 12 1
ADAPALENE 265 0.2% 0 0 0
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 209 0.2% 0 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 186 0.0% 1 36 0
BRIMONIDINE 152 1.3% 0 2 1
IVERMECTIN 131 4.3% 1 0 0
METHOTREXATE 121 0.1% 0 27 8
METRONIDAZOLE 119 0.5% 0 0 0
TOFACITINIB 107 0.1% 1 8 9
SECUKINUMAB 78 0.1% 0 11 0
ETANERCEPT 75 0.0% 0 7 1
RITUXIMAB 65 0.0% 0 4 1
LENALIDOMIDE 62 0.0% 0 3 0
SODIUM OXYBATE 59 0.1% 0 7 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 54 0.1% 1 7 0
PREDNISONE 54 0.0% 1 2 0
UPADACITINIB 53 0.1% 0 8 0
DOXYCYCLINE 52 0.3% 0 4 0
INFLIXIMAB 51 0.0% 0 6 0
OMALIZUMAB 48 0.1% 0 8 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Rosacea

278 reports
265 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)