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Alcohol use disorder: Which Medications Are Safest? (51 Drugs Compared)

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51 medications are used for Alcohol use disorder, with 586 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Alcohol use disorder are NALTREXONE and BACLOFEN.

586
Total Reports
51
Drugs Used

All Medications for Alcohol use disorder Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
NALTREXONE NALTREXONE HYDROCHLORIDE 327 1,106 2,843 4.3%
BACLOFEN BACLOFEN 88 2,958 8,773 11.5%
DISULFIRAM Disulfiram 67 51 381 6.7%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 53 11,101 16,499 14.9%
ACAMPROSATE Acamprosate Calcium 22 53 290 10.1%
HALOPERIDOL Haloperidol 8 1,882 7,393 11.8%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 8 6,187 15,431 18.5%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 7 8,959 22,920 8.8%
VALPROIC ACID Valproic Acid 7 2,667 8,183 13.3%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 6 5,535 21,934 10.8%
TOPIRAMATE Topiramate 6 3,527 7,098 12.3%
BUPRENORPHINE Buprenorphine and Naloxone 5 25,813 9,467 31.5%
DULOXETINE Duloxetine Hydrochloride 5 4,044 10,622 7.7%
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 5 4,120 18,771 5.2%
THIAMINE Thiamine Hydrochloride 5 588 932 33.8%

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