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Akathisia: Which Medications Are Safest? (55 Drugs Compared)

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55 medications are used for Akathisia, with 260 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Akathisia are DIAZEPAM and PROPRANOLOL.

260
Total Reports
55
Drugs Used

All Medications for Akathisia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 47 12,045 13,635 31.6%
PROPRANOLOL Propranolol Hydrochloride 47 3,221 4,912 16.6%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 30 8,488 12,506 21.5%
BIPERIDEN - 20 180 1,008 10.0%
VALBENAZINE INGREZZA 19 1,221 3,225 5.3%
MIRTAZAPINE Mirtazapine 16 5,410 11,495 18.9%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 13 6,187 15,431 18.5%
BENZTROPINE BENZTROPINE MESYLATE 11 812 865 36.4%
DEUTETRABENAZINE Austedo 10 411 704 7.0%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 9 3,863 20,713 5.8%
AMISULPRIDE Barhemsys 8 324 1,537 10.3%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 8 11,101 16,499 14.9%
HALOPERIDOL Haloperidol 6 1,882 7,393 11.8%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 6 13,159 32,883 16.3%
PROPRANOLOL\PROPRANOLOL - 6 293 392 27.2%
DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE RYCLORA 5 128 813 8.0%
HYDROCORTISONE Hydrocortisone Cream Intensive Healing 5 5,314 10,582 21.6%
TETRABENAZINE tetrabenazine 5 928 990 17.3%
THIAMINE Thiamine Hydrochloride 5 588 932 33.8%

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