Drug
Benzalkonium Chloride Towelettes
Important: Reactions below are the flagged terms from this drug’s
FAERS report history (min. 3 co-reports per term) — PRR/ROR indicate
disproportionality in spontaneous reporting, not causation.
Data from FDA FAERS via openFDA. Last recalculated: 2026-09-14.
| Reaction | Co-reports (a) | PRR | ROR | Signal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joint Injury | 106 | 315.6 | 463.8 | signal |
| 2 | Hepatotoxicity | 108 | 310.2 | 459.9 | signal |
| 3 | Joint Stiffness | 93 | 225.3 | 313.0 | signal |
| 4 | Therapy Non-responder | 113 | 161.0 | 243.9 | signal |
| 5 | Musculoskeletal Pain | 108 | 129.8 | 192.2 | signal |
| 6 | Arthropathy | 98 | 111.5 | 158.0 | signal |
| 7 | Neoplasm Malignant | 108 | 102.7 | 152.0 | signal |
| 8 | Folliculitis | 15 | 92.1 | 96.4 | signal |
| 9 | Therapeutic Product Effect Incomplete | 101 | 90.6 | 130.0 | signal |
| 10 | Flank Pain | 13 | 88.1 | 91.7 | signal |
| 11 | Deformity | 13 | 88.0 | 91.5 | signal |
| 12 | Atelectasis | 13 | 85.0 | 88.5 | signal |
| 13 | Treatment Failure | 105 | 81.1 | 118.4 | signal |
| 14 | Musculoskeletal Stiffness | 111 | 80.3 | 120.3 | signal |
| 15 | Tenderness | 13 | 79.0 | 82.2 | signal |
| 16 | Contraindicated Product Administered | 37 | 77.8 | 87.5 | signal |
| 17 | Bursitis | 14 | 73.6 | 76.8 | signal |
| 18 | Helicobacter Infection | 11 | 68.4 | 70.7 | signal |
| 19 | Hand Deformity | 14 | 67.9 | 70.8 | signal |
| 20 | Quality Of Life Decreased | 14 | 66.1 | 69.0 | signal |
| 21 | Nodule | 13 | 63.2 | 65.7 | signal |
| 22 | Drug Intolerance | 94 | 61.9 | 86.1 | signal |
| 23 | Joint Range Of Motion Decreased | 13 | 61.7 | 64.1 | signal |
| 24 | Joint Swelling | 107 | 56.3 | 82.7 | signal |
| 25 | Therapeutic Product Effect Decreased | 37 | 52.9 | 59.4 | signal |
| 26 | Ulcer | 13 | 51.7 | 53.8 | signal |
| 27 | Infection | 110 | 48.4 | 71.9 | signal |
| 28 | Conjunctivitis | 14 | 48.3 | 50.4 | signal |
| 29 | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis | 11 | 46.2 | 47.8 | signal |
| 30 | Inflammation | 36 | 44.5 | 49.8 | signal |
| 31 | Photophobia | 13 | 44.1 | 45.9 | signal |
| 32 | Feeling Jittery | 13 | 43.2 | 44.9 | signal |
| 33 | Sciatica | 10 | 40.0 | 41.2 | signal |
| 34 | Skin Ulcer | 16 | 39.3 | 41.2 | signal |
| 35 | Drug Hypersensitivity | 118 | 38.5 | 59.3 | signal |
| 36 | Impaired Work Ability | 13 | 38.4 | 40.0 | signal |
| 37 | Rash Maculo-papular | 13 | 37.2 | 38.7 | signal |
| 38 | Product Preparation Error | 12 | 36.7 | 38.1 | signal |
| 39 | Fibromyalgia | 14 | 36.5 | 38.1 | signal |
| 40 | Macular Degeneration | 6 | 31.9 | 32.5 | signal |
| 41 | Ocular Hyperaemia | 23 | 31.2 | 33.5 | signal |
| 42 | Glossodynia | 11 | 31.2 | 32.2 | signal |
| 43 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | 53 | 29.7 | 35.2 | signal |
| 44 | Bone Density Decreased | 13 | 26.0 | 27.0 | signal |
| 45 | Vaginal Discharge | 4 | 25.2 | 25.5 | signal |
| 46 | Eye Irritation | 19 | 21.6 | 22.9 | signal |
| 47 | Interstitial Lung Disease | 16 | 21.0 | 22.0 | signal |
| 48 | Application Site Irritation | 4 | 20.4 | 20.6 | signal |
| 49 | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | 11 | 19.7 | 20.3 | signal |