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METHYLPHENIDATE: Side Effect Reports by Year

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Year-by-year breakdown of FAERS adverse event reports for METHYLPHENIDATE. Total: 31,008 reports.

Year Reports Deaths Hospitalizations Death Rate
2000 23 0 16 N/A
2001 13 0 1 N/A
2002 16 0 2 N/A
2003 35 0 6 N/A
2004 35 2 2 5.7%
2005 38 1 2 2.6%
2006 84 1 6 1.2%
2007 85 1 9 1.2%
2008 86 0 11 N/A
2009 81 0 6 N/A
2010 129 2 20 1.6%
2011 149 4 18 2.7%
2012 271 19 23 7.0%
2013 532 8 63 1.5%
2014 1,636 25 135 1.5%
2015 1,328 32 121 2.4%
2016 1,191 33 131 2.8%
2017 987 30 96 3.0%
2018 1,119 43 222 3.8%
2019 935 23 181 2.5%
2020 749 31 159 4.1%
2021 725 34 133 4.7%
2022 626 22 123 3.5%
2023 804 33 150 4.1%
2024 661 12 152 1.8%
2025 321 6 85 1.9%
Total 31,008 1,163 4,620 3.8%

FDA approval date: Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982.

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