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Urticaria: Which Medications Cause It? (119,085 Reports Across 1,943 Drugs)

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Urticaria has been reported as an adverse event with 1,943 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 119,085 total reports. 2,700 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Urticaria are OMALIZUMAB, ADALIMUMAB, and ETANERCEPT.

119,085
Total Reports
1,943
Drugs Involved
2,700
Deaths
18,457
Hospitalizations
48.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
72.6% / 27.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Urticaria Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OMALIZUMAB 9,231 14.5% 39 1,723 326
ADALIMUMAB 6,073 1.2% 1,597 2,254 1,789
ETANERCEPT 5,310 1.5% 1,231 1,644 1,392
METHOTREXATE 5,021 2.0% 1,679 2,139 1,924
DUPILUMAB 4,769 1.3% 4 176 16
INFLIXIMAB 4,385 3.1% 1,532 2,038 1,747
TOCILIZUMAB 4,221 4.3% 1,665 1,949 1,750
RITUXIMAB 3,973 2.2% 1,685 2,183 1,934
ABATACEPT 3,827 3.3% 1,498 1,823 1,818
LEFLUNOMIDE 3,690 6.5% 1,534 1,875 1,807
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 3,569 3.6% 1,431 1,623 1,564
ACETAMINOPHEN 3,561 2.6% 1,302 1,620 1,579
CETIRIZINE 3,472 7.3% 1,507 1,648 1,679
SECUKINUMAB 3,328 2.2% 1,518 1,753 1,757
ADAPALENE 3,319 1.8% 0 4 0
PREDNISONE 3,313 2.1% 1,510 1,988 1,732
DICLOFENAC 3,106 3.6% 1,670 1,833 1,775
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 3,101 4.4% 14 335 78
GOLIMUMAB 2,991 4.3% 1,459 1,548 1,604
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 2,868 4.3% 1,521 1,743 1,681

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Urticaria

9,231 reports
6,073 reports
5,310 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)