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Skin infection: Which Medications Cause It? (8,667 Reports Across 441 Drugs)

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Skin infection has been reported as an adverse event with 441 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,667 total reports. 540 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Skin infection are ADALIMUMAB, RITUXIMAB, and METHOTREXATE.

8,667
Total Reports
441
Drugs Involved
540
Deaths
3,154
Hospitalizations
51.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.3% / 36.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Skin infection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 647 0.1% 25 187 13
RITUXIMAB 417 0.2% 99 174 17
METHOTREXATE 402 0.2% 39 121 12
ETANERCEPT 349 0.1% 17 70 8
INFLIXIMAB 349 0.3% 14 110 10
SECUKINUMAB 311 0.2% 8 76 9
DUPILUMAB 308 0.1% 0 34 0
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 257 0.4% 5 98 1
PREDNISONE 231 0.2% 31 100 10
TOFACITINIB 222 0.1% 7 39 6
ADAPALENE 210 0.1% 0 1 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 208 0.2% 55 102 17
LENALIDOMIDE 185 0.1% 14 73 2
TOCILIZUMAB 181 0.2% 30 89 9
TACROLIMUS 172 0.2% 20 76 8
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 167 0.2% 28 70 8
OCRELIZUMAB 165 0.3% 2 43 1
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 163 0.1% 0 1 0
PREDNISOLONE 161 0.2% 27 81 12
IBRUTINIB 159 0.2% 22 64 9

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Skin infection

647 reports
417 reports
402 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)