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Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Which Medications Cause It? (9,797 Reports Across 710 Drugs)

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis has been reported as an adverse event with 710 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 9,797 total reports. 3,217 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Toxic epidermal necrolysis are ACETAMINOPHEN, LAMOTRIGINE, and ALLOPURINOL.

9,797
Total Reports
710
Drugs Involved
3,217
Deaths
6,255
Hospitalizations
51.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.2% / 44.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Toxic epidermal necrolysis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 980 0.7% 261 677 289
LAMOTRIGINE 941 2.0% 169 680 311
ALLOPURINOL 858 4.5% 407 522 251
IBUPROFEN 764 0.9% 72 598 216
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 592 1.5% 217 380 187
CIPROFLOXACIN 576 1.3% 279 340 200
FUROSEMIDE 521 1.0% 309 286 195
VANCOMYCIN 515 1.5% 229 314 183
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 490 2.6% 250 293 177
PEMBROLIZUMAB 444 0.5% 211 309 118
PANTOPRAZOLE 401 0.5% 221 226 164
CEFTRIAXONE 399 2.1% 120 236 128
AMOXICILLIN 376 1.2% 81 262 94
LEVETIRACETAM 357 0.6% 86 226 113
OMEPRAZOLE 333 0.4% 123 151 133
METHOTREXATE 319 0.1% 181 159 88
MEROPENEM 312 2.3% 129 174 100
PREDNISOLONE 290 0.4% 139 191 120
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 276 0.4% 124 195 129
CARBAMAZEPINE 275 1.1% 67 180 92

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Toxic epidermal necrolysis

980 reports
941 reports
858 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)