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Benzodiazepine [EPC]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 14 Drugs

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Benzodiazepine [EPC] includes 14 drugs with a combined 205,495 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

14
Drugs in Class
205,495
Combined Reports

All Benzodiazepine [EPC] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
ALPRAZOLAM Alprazolam 48,357 16,072 15,996 33.2%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 39,463 8,488 12,506 21.5%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 38,124 12,045 13,635 31.6%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 33,404 6,187 15,431 18.5%
OXAZEPAM Oxazepam 12,440 2,965 6,242 23.8%
MIDAZOLAM Midazolam 11,192 1,808 4,691 16.2%
CLOBAZAM Clobazam 10,596 725 3,312 6.8%
TEMAZEPAM Temazepam 5,760 2,592 1,162 45.0%
TRIAZOLAM Triazolam 1,864 311 712 16.7%
CLORAZEPATE Clorazepate Dipotassium 1,763 277 979 15.7%
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride 1,015 493 357 48.6%
FLURAZEPAM Flurazepam Hydrochloride 976 94 509 9.6%
ESTAZOLAM Estazolam 464 83 247 17.9%
QUAZEPAM Quazepam 77 19 41 24.7%

Common Side Effects in Benzodiazepine [EPC] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Toxicity to various agents 26,981 17,201
Drug abuse 25,064 10,556
Drug ineffective 20,784 1,105
Completed suicide 14,454 14,396
Somnolence 12,113 621
Off label use 11,174 1,532
Overdose 10,172 3,841
Intentional overdose 9,238 960
Coma 8,438 749
Suicide attempt 8,257 247
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