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Skin swelling: Which Medications Cause It? (7,032 Reports Across 222 Drugs)

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Skin swelling has been reported as an adverse event with 222 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,032 total reports. 39 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Skin swelling are ADAPALENE, AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE, and DUPILUMAB.

7,032
Total Reports
222
Drugs Involved
39
Deaths
651
Hospitalizations
40.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.0% / 30.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Skin swelling Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADAPALENE 2,351 1.3% 0 2 0
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 1,949 1.5% 0 0 0
DUPILUMAB 1,944 0.5% 3 54 2
ADALIMUMAB 156 0.0% 0 36 1
SECUKINUMAB 141 0.1% 0 38 2
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTINOXATE\OCTISALATE\OXYBENZONE 136 1.3% 0 1 0
ETANERCEPT 134 0.0% 0 13 1
METHOTREXATE 86 0.0% 0 20 0
RITUXIMAB 74 0.0% 1 20 0
PREDNISONE 72 0.1% 1 11 8
OMALIZUMAB 70 0.1% 0 15 13
HYDROCORTISONE 51 0.2% 0 20 0
CLOBETASOL 47 0.6% 0 22 6
DICLOFENAC 47 0.1% 0 15 2
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 46 0.1% 0 2 0
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 44 0.1% 0 3 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 44 0.1% 0 2 0
MOMETASONE FUROATE 41 0.4% 0 23 0
BETAMETHASONE 40 0.5% 0 24 6
LENALIDOMIDE 39 0.0% 4 7 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Skin swelling

2,351 reports
1,944 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)