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Sunburn: Which Medications Cause It? (5,257 Reports Across 243 Drugs)

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Sunburn has been reported as an adverse event with 243 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,257 total reports. 60 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sunburn are ADAPALENE, PIRFENIDONE, and AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE.

5,257
Total Reports
243
Drugs Involved
60
Deaths
414
Hospitalizations
47.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.7% / 39.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sunburn Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADAPALENE 408 0.2% 0 0 0
PIRFENIDONE 350 0.9% 15 46 4
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 304 0.2% 0 0 0
DUPILUMAB 293 0.1% 0 3 0
VEMURAFENIB 292 3.4% 7 24 3
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE\OXYBENZONE 209 16.0% 0 4 0
SUMATRIPTAN 202 1.2% 0 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 184 0.0% 0 38 0
ETANERCEPT 102 0.0% 0 4 0
SECUKINUMAB 93 0.1% 1 4 2
NIRAPARIB 82 0.4% 0 15 5
ISOTRETINOIN 80 0.2% 0 3 0
RUCAPARIB CAMSYLATE 78 1.0% 0 9 0
SEMAGLUTIDE 78 0.1% 0 0 0
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 73 7.8% 0 4 1
LENALIDOMIDE 69 0.0% 0 1 1
METHOTREXATE 60 0.0% 1 15 3
AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTINOXATE\OCTISALATE\OXYBENZONE 57 0.5% 0 0 0
AVOBENZONE\OCTOCRYLENE\OXYBENZONE 54 54.0% 0 0 0
DOXYCYCLINE 46 0.3% 0 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sunburn

408 reports
350 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)