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Agitation: Which Medications Are Safest? (254 Drugs Compared)

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254 medications are used for Agitation, with 6,495 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Agitation are RISPERIDONE and HALOPERIDOL.

6,495
Total Reports
254
Drugs Used

All Medications for Agitation Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 1,079 4,120 18,771 5.2%
HALOPERIDOL Haloperidol 1,004 1,882 7,393 11.8%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 773 5,535 21,934 10.8%
QUETIAPINE Quetiapine 746 13,610 31,386 18.6%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 654 6,187 15,431 18.5%
BREXPIPRAZOLE Rexulti 362 673 1,269 5.1%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 338 3,863 20,713 5.8%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 301 12,045 13,635 31.6%
LOXAPINE Loxapine 282 780 2,470 18.1%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 189 8,488 12,506 21.5%
MIDAZOLAM Midazolam 178 1,808 4,691 16.2%
DEXMEDETOMIDINE Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 166 235 1,258 7.2%
TIAPRIDE - 118 194 655 18.4%
CYAMEMAZINE - 110 917 2,815 17.5%
CHLORPROMAZINE Chlorpromazine 96 671 1,793 17.0%
TRAZODONE Trazodone Hydrochloride 88 6,213 7,153 32.4%
ALPRAZOLAM Alprazolam 85 16,072 15,996 33.2%
DIPHENHYDRAMINE Allergy Relief 85 10,508 6,849 40.7%
OXAZEPAM Oxazepam 78 2,965 6,242 23.8%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 75 11,101 16,499 14.9%

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