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Skin reaction: Which Medications Cause It? (10,555 Reports Across 539 Drugs)

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Skin reaction has been reported as an adverse event with 539 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 10,555 total reports. 279 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Skin reaction are ADAPALENE, AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE, and ETANERCEPT.

10,555
Total Reports
539
Drugs Involved
279
Deaths
1,875
Hospitalizations
52.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.0% / 32.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Skin reaction Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADAPALENE 964 0.5% 0 0 0
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 801 0.6% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 520 0.2% 13 55 13
ADALIMUMAB 494 0.1% 16 70 18
METHOTREXATE 451 0.2% 20 60 21
ABATACEPT 306 0.3% 13 41 15
TOCILIZUMAB 289 0.3% 16 54 13
RITUXIMAB 269 0.2% 20 61 17
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 263 0.4% 12 22 14
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 250 0.3% 12 18 13
DUPILUMAB 250 0.1% 0 11 1
INFLIXIMAB 250 0.2% 17 49 19
LEFLUNOMIDE 214 0.4% 13 17 13
PANITUMUMAB 214 2.0% 20 47 14
SECUKINUMAB 190 0.1% 9 18 11
BUPRENORPHINE 189 0.2% 6 14 6
FLUOROURACIL 187 0.4% 11 32 11
SULFASALAZINE 177 0.4% 12 18 13
CETUXIMAB 169 1.2% 8 41 6
LENALIDOMIDE 169 0.1% 6 30 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Skin reaction

964 reports
520 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)