Side effects across medicines

Medicines whose labels list skin redness

576 medicines have an FDA label that names skin redness (erythema) in its boxed warning, warnings, adverse reactions, trial table, patient leaflet or Drug Facts “stop use” warning (of the labels PlainMeds reads: each medicine's quoted label and up to eight more, by route and wording). Among them, the most FAERS reports of skin redness name adapalene (38,589), dupilumab (13,623) and adalimumab (7,342), through July 30, 2026. A label lists what its studies and reports found, and a report does not show that a medicine caused the event.

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Which medicines' labels list skin redness?

Ordered by where the label names it, the boxed warning first, then by FAERS reports. The first 150 of the 576 are below; every other one is on its medicine record. A medicine whose own indications name it, because it treats it, is not counted.

Medicine	Where a label names it	FAERS reports of skin redness
Cabazitaxel	boxed warning	none in the top 1,000
Paclitaxel	precautions	2,148
Interferon beta 1a	warnings and precautions (intramuscular label)	913
Hydroxyzine	precautions	847
Levofloxacin	warnings and precautions (intravenous label)	734
Buprenorphine	warnings and precautions (subcutaneous label)	299
Promethazine	warnings (intramuscular/intravenous label)	251
Tretinoin	precautions	239
Acitretin	precautions	190
Testosterone	warnings and precautions (subcutaneous label)	177
Ofloxacin	precautions (oral label)	97
Tazarotene	warnings and precautions (topical label)	82
Calcium chloride	warnings and precautions (intravenous/intraventricular label)	none in the top 1,000
Cerliponase alfa	warnings and precautions	none in the top 1,000
Dexamethasone and neomycin and polymyxin b	warnings (topical label)	none in the top 1,000
Dextroamphetamine	warnings and precautions (transdermal label)	none in the top 1,000
Glucagon	warnings and precautions (intravenous label)	none in the top 1,000
Hyaluronidase and ocrelizumab	warnings and precautions	none in the top 1,000
Hyaluronidase and rituximab	warnings and precautions	none in the top 1,000
Mesna	warnings and precautions (oral label)	none in the top 1,000
Palovarotene	warnings and precautions	none in the top 1,000
Penicillin g benzathine and penicillin g procaine	precautions	none in the top 1,000
Succimer	warnings and precautions (intravenous label)	none in the top 1,000
Adapalene	adverse reactions	38,589
Dupilumab	adverse reactions	13,623
Adalimumab	adverse reactions	7,342
Prednisone	adverse reactions	6,903
Folic acid	adverse reactions	3,566
Lisinopril	adverse reactions	2,896
Methylprednisolone	adverse reactions	2,858
Dexamethasone	adverse reactions	2,575
Hydrocortisone	adverse reactions (oral label)	2,503
Omalizumab	adverse reactions	2,394
Carboplatin	adverse reactions	2,182
Dimethyl fumarate	adverse reactions	2,133
Esomeprazole	adverse reactions (intravenous label)	2,089
Tocilizumab	adverse reactions	1,982
Prednisolone	adverse reactions	1,951
Lamotrigine	adverse reactions	1,686
Fluticasone	adverse reactions (topical label)	1,683
Tofacitinib	adverse reactions	1,611
Fish oil	adverse reactions	1,549
Capecitabine	adverse reactions	1,478
Alendronate	adverse reactions	1,393
Potassium chloride	adverse reactions (intravenous label)	1,351
Certolizumab	adverse reactions	1,301
Sodium chloride	adverse reactions	1,292
Risankizumab	adverse reactions	1,173
Insulin glargine	adverse reactions	1,153
Zolpidem	adverse reactions	1,124
Glatiramer	adverse reactions	1,078
Treprostinil	adverse reactions	1,053
Vancomycin	adverse reactions	1,031
Epinephrine	adverse reactions (intramuscular/intravenous/subcutaneous label)	1,005
Tacrolimus	adverse reactions (topical label)	1,005
Estradiol	adverse reactions (transdermal label)	1,002
Fluorouracil	adverse reactions	989
Clonidine	adverse reactions (transdermal label)	850
Fentanyl	adverse reactions (transdermal label)	849
Mesalamine	adverse reactions (rectal label)	835
Ustekinumab	adverse reactions	833
Cyclophosphamide	adverse reactions	811
Adalimumab-aaty	adverse reactions	761
Adalimumab-fkjp	adverse reactions	757
Triamcinolone	adverse reactions (intra-articular/intramuscular label)	756
Enoxaparin	adverse reactions	682
Vedolizumab	adverse reactions	678
Botulinum toxin type a	adverse reactions	661
Dexlansoprazole	adverse reactions	606
Nivolumab	adverse reactions	604
Insulin lispro	adverse reactions	590
Iohexol	adverse reactions	577
Cetuximab	adverse reactions	570
Sorafenib	adverse reactions	557
Sunitinib	adverse reactions	522
Bimatoprost	adverse reactions	518
Duloxetine	adverse reactions	517
Evolocumab	adverse reactions	511
Aprepitant	adverse reactions (intravenous label)	509
Latanoprost	adverse reactions	501
Everolimus	adverse reactions	488
Ribociclib	adverse reactions	467
Panitumumab	adverse reactions	456
Alemtuzumab	adverse reactions	452
Fosaprepitant	adverse reactions	451
Mepolizumab	adverse reactions	420
Fulvestrant	adverse reactions	419
Moxifloxacin	adverse reactions	419
Mupirocin	adverse reactions	418
Estrogens conjugated	adverse reactions (vaginal label)	407
Ketoconazole	adverse reactions (oral label)	388
Doxorubicin	adverse reactions	381
Iopromide	adverse reactions	381
Pegfilgrastim	adverse reactions	376
Gadobutrol	adverse reactions	373
Risperidone	adverse reactions	365
Methylphenidate	adverse reactions	356
Ixekizumab	adverse reactions	352
Clotrimazole	adverse reactions	350
Insulin aspart	adverse reactions (intravenous/subcutaneous label)	335
Belimumab	adverse reactions	328
Filgrastim	adverse reactions	325
Varenicline	adverse reactions	324
Ruxolitinib	adverse reactions (topical label)	321
Desonide	adverse reactions	314
Vemurafenib	adverse reactions	312
Selexipag	adverse reactions	309
Betamethasone	adverse reactions (intra-articular/intralesional/intramuscular label)	306
Isotretinoin	adverse reactions	303
Telmisartan	adverse reactions	292
Alirocumab	adverse reactions	290
Bimekizumab	adverse reactions	287
Glimepiride	adverse reactions	286
Erythromycin	adverse reactions (topical label)	274
Darbepoetin alfa	adverse reactions	266
Iodixanol	adverse reactions	265
Ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone	adverse reactions	260
Abaloparatide	adverse reactions	255
Semaglutide	adverse reactions	252
Nilotinib	adverse reactions	243
Glyburide	adverse reactions	242
Anakinra	adverse reactions	240
Sarilumab	adverse reactions	238
Calcitriol	adverse reactions (topical label)	234
Leuprolide	adverse reactions	232
Desloratadine	adverse reactions	220
Insulin human	adverse reactions (subcutaneous label)	219
Liraglutide	adverse reactions	217
Carbidopa and levodopa	adverse reactions (enteral label)	214
Perflutren	adverse reactions	213
Prochlorperazine	adverse reactions	206
Tralokinumab	adverse reactions	206
Dulaglutide	adverse reactions	205
Ertapenem	adverse reactions	203
Ioversol	adverse reactions	202
Rivastigmine	adverse reactions (transdermal label)	201
Dapsone	adverse reactions (topical label)	190
Pramipexole	adverse reactions	189
Etonogestrel	adverse reactions	186
Epoetin	adverse reactions	183
Imiquimod	adverse reactions	183
Ofatumumab	adverse reactions	183
Granisetron	adverse reactions (transdermal label)	178
Dextrose	adverse reactions	168
Dicyclomine	adverse reactions	168
Pegvaliase	adverse reactions	168
Chlorhexidine	adverse reactions (dental label)	166
Diroximel fumarate	adverse reactions	166
Erenumab	adverse reactions	166
Lamivudine	adverse reactions	165

Source: FDA drug labels via openFDA, read October 8, 2026; FAERS via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026

Which of them have the most skin redness reports in FAERS?

Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026; MedDRA preferred term “Erythema”

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