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Vitiligo: Which Medications Cause It? (1,860 Reports Across 148 Drugs)

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Vitiligo has been reported as an adverse event with 148 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,860 total reports. 40 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Vitiligo are NIVOLUMAB, PEMBROLIZUMAB, and RUXOLITINIB.

1,860
Total Reports
148
Drugs Involved
40
Deaths
276
Hospitalizations
52.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.6% / 43.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Vitiligo Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NIVOLUMAB 229 0.3% 11 61 13
PEMBROLIZUMAB 199 0.2% 19 36 5
RUXOLITINIB 157 0.2% 0 2 0
IPILIMUMAB 146 0.4% 10 40 5
DUPILUMAB 112 0.0% 0 3 0
RIBOCICLIB 102 0.4% 0 11 5
ADALIMUMAB 83 0.0% 0 14 0
LETROZOLE 55 0.2% 0 8 2
SECUKINUMAB 52 0.0% 0 4 1
METHOTREXATE 48 0.0% 3 8 0
INFLIXIMAB 45 0.0% 0 7 0
TOFACITINIB 44 0.0% 0 3 0
ALEMTUZUMAB 41 0.3% 0 10 1
ATEZOLIZUMAB 38 0.1% 5 3 0
ETANERCEPT 32 0.0% 0 8 0
PREDNISOLONE 32 0.0% 0 7 0
USTEKINUMAB 31 0.0% 0 1 0
LENALIDOMIDE 29 0.0% 0 2 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 27 0.0% 0 3 1
RITUXIMAB 27 0.0% 0 4 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Vitiligo

229 reports
199 reports
157 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)