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Skin exfoliation: Which Medications Cause It? (67,428 Reports Across 1,038 Drugs)

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Skin exfoliation has been reported as an adverse event with 1,038 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 67,428 total reports. 980 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Skin exfoliation are ADAPALENE, AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE, and DUPILUMAB.

67,428
Total Reports
1,038
Drugs Involved
980
Deaths
7,140
Hospitalizations
43.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.0% / 32.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Skin exfoliation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADAPALENE 21,882 12.1% 0 6 0
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 16,958 13.0% 0 3 0
DUPILUMAB 11,738 3.1% 13 323 5
SECUKINUMAB 3,002 2.0% 30 453 185
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTINOXATE\OCTISALATE\OXYBENZONE 2,033 18.9% 0 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 1,766 0.4% 12 377 8
CAPECITABINE 1,093 1.7% 34 165 25
LENALIDOMIDE 1,079 0.3% 13 121 5
METHOTREXATE 1,003 0.4% 45 391 180
ETANERCEPT 873 0.2% 5 101 5
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 729 1.9% 13 84 3
MINOXIDIL 721 1.2% 0 0 2
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 626 1.0% 2 86 1
CLOBETASOL 550 7.1% 0 45 15
PREDNISONE 511 0.3% 21 297 194
APREMILAST 473 0.4% 0 25 1
SUNITINIB MALATE 427 2.0% 28 137 4
PALBOCICLIB 425 0.5% 10 69 3
HYDROCORTISONE 418 1.7% 5 81 11
ATORVASTATIN 386 0.5% 1 197 147

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Skin exfoliation

21,882 reports
11,738 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)