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Scab: Which Medications Cause It? (8,620 Reports Across 408 Drugs)

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Scab has been reported as an adverse event with 408 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,620 total reports. 172 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Scab are ADAPALENE, AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE, and DUPILUMAB.

8,620
Total Reports
408
Drugs Involved
172
Deaths
1,442
Hospitalizations
51.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.7% / 35.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Scab Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADAPALENE 1,068 0.6% 0 0 0
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 806 0.6% 0 0 0
DUPILUMAB 719 0.2% 2 29 1
ADALIMUMAB 511 0.1% 3 115 7
SECUKINUMAB 465 0.3% 16 70 10
ETANERCEPT 262 0.1% 1 30 1
METHOTREXATE 203 0.1% 10 54 5
MINOXIDIL 163 0.3% 0 3 1
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTINOXATE\OCTISALATE\OXYBENZONE 123 1.1% 0 0 0
FLUOROURACIL 123 0.2% 0 12 0
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 123 0.2% 0 19 0
INFLIXIMAB 105 0.1% 1 28 1
PREDNISONE 101 0.1% 5 36 2
RITUXIMAB 101 0.1% 12 28 3
LAMOTRIGINE 95 0.2% 6 73 14
LENALIDOMIDE 95 0.0% 0 15 0
DENOSUMAB 89 0.1% 0 13 0
IBRUTINIB 83 0.1% 2 23 0
OMALIZUMAB 78 0.1% 0 12 2
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 76 0.3% 1 24 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Scab

1,068 reports
719 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)