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Scar: Which Medications Cause It? (11,647 Reports Across 495 Drugs)

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Scar has been reported as an adverse event with 495 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,647 total reports. 169 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Scar are ADAPALENE, AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE, and ADALIMUMAB.

11,647
Total Reports
495
Drugs Involved
169
Deaths
2,855
Hospitalizations
46.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
72.8% / 27.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Scar Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADAPALENE 1,685 0.9% 0 1 1
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 1,303 1.0% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 1,048 0.2% 1 315 12
LEVONORGESTREL 434 0.4% 0 326 44
DUPILUMAB 387 0.1% 2 32 2
ETANERCEPT 335 0.1% 0 85 13
SECUKINUMAB 307 0.2% 2 34 11
METHOTREXATE 220 0.1% 3 80 4
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 218 0.3% 0 63 1
INTERFERON BETA-1A 198 0.3% 0 56 5
ETONOGESTREL 191 0.4% 0 21 3
PREDNISONE 186 0.1% 5 68 28
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 182 0.3% 2 65 0
INSULIN LISPRO 173 0.2% 0 27 2
ISOTRETINOIN 147 0.4% 7 3 19
TOFACITINIB 144 0.1% 1 24 8
INFLIXIMAB 141 0.1% 0 59 1
RITUXIMAB 120 0.1% 9 49 0
UPADACITINIB 113 0.2% 1 18 0
OXYCODONE 112 0.1% 12 44 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Scar

1,685 reports
1,048 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)