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Wound infection: Which Medications Cause It? (8,001 Reports Across 537 Drugs)

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Wound infection has been reported as an adverse event with 537 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,001 total reports. 1,990 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Wound infection are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and RITUXIMAB.

8,001
Total Reports
537
Drugs Involved
1,990
Deaths
4,922
Hospitalizations
55.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.9% / 32.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Wound infection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,822 0.4% 1,130 1,366 1,109
METHOTREXATE 1,607 0.6% 1,197 1,282 1,163
RITUXIMAB 1,598 0.9% 1,177 1,397 1,180
TOCILIZUMAB 1,478 1.5% 1,091 1,164 981
DICLOFENAC 1,410 1.6% 1,226 1,186 1,177
SECUKINUMAB 1,393 0.9% 1,093 1,240 1,150
ABATACEPT 1,382 1.2% 960 1,111 1,007
PREDNISONE 1,335 0.8% 1,015 1,119 1,016
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,328 2.4% 1,067 1,214 1,141
INFLIXIMAB 1,317 0.9% 950 1,008 934
ETANERCEPT 1,286 0.4% 827 981 845
GOLIMUMAB 1,247 1.8% 950 1,026 942
CETIRIZINE 1,208 2.5% 1,041 1,016 1,009
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,204 1.8% 969 1,013 945
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1,195 1.2% 956 961 920
SULFASALAZINE 1,195 3.0% 984 997 943
FOLIC ACID 1,194 5.2% 1,018 1,006 997
ALENDRONATE 1,193 4.3% 1,014 1,004 987
DESOXIMETASONE 1,174 10.1% 1,021 985 991
TOFACITINIB 1,172 0.8% 895 898 851

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Wound infection

1,822 reports
1,607 reports
1,598 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)