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Skin cancer: Which Medications Cause It? (17,665 Reports Across 384 Drugs)

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Skin cancer has been reported as an adverse event with 384 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 17,665 total reports. 537 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Skin cancer are RANITIDINE, ADALIMUMAB, and RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA.

17,665
Total Reports
384
Drugs Involved
537
Deaths
1,874
Hospitalizations
63.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.0% / 52.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Skin cancer Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RANITIDINE 5,047 1.2% 180 40 4
ADALIMUMAB 1,005 0.2% 21 161 9
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 831 1.3% 1 29 1
INFLIXIMAB 732 0.5% 14 72 6
LENALIDOMIDE 572 0.2% 7 45 4
RUXOLITINIB 521 0.8% 32 91 7
TOFACITINIB 488 0.3% 9 65 8
UPADACITINIB 413 0.6% 3 30 0
ETANERCEPT 393 0.1% 6 31 7
IBRUTINIB 357 0.5% 11 88 1
METHOTREXATE 313 0.1% 8 39 7
ABATACEPT 293 0.3% 7 56 4
VEDOLIZUMAB 235 0.3% 4 28 2
USTEKINUMAB 230 0.3% 3 34 6
FINGOLIMOD 225 0.3% 2 13 2
RITUXIMAB 194 0.1% 28 57 3
TACROLIMUS 191 0.2% 13 24 3
GOLIMUMAB 185 0.3% 4 18 0
SECUKINUMAB 178 0.1% 2 9 1
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 162 0.2% 34 12 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Skin cancer

5,047 reports
1,005 reports
831 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)