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Anxiety disorder: Which Medications Are Safest? (254 Drugs Compared)

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254 medications are used for Anxiety disorder, with 3,959 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Anxiety disorder are SERTRALINE and VENLAFAXINE.

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All Medications for Anxiety disorder Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
SERTRALINE Sertraline Hydrochloride 482 6,889 19,327 11.5%
VENLAFAXINE Venlafaxine Hydrochloride 443 7,521 15,749 15.7%
ALPRAZOLAM Alprazolam 318 16,072 15,996 33.2%
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE Escitalopram 276 3,531 11,942 11.6%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 206 8,959 22,920 8.8%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 188 8,488 12,506 21.5%
PAROXETINE Paroxetine 180 2,854 8,171 13.3%
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 172 4,120 18,771 5.2%
FLUOXETINE Fluoxetine 166 5,534 11,247 17.7%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 166 6,187 15,431 18.5%
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE Citalopram Hydrobromide 162 6,745 9,074 24.9%
QUETIAPINE Quetiapine 160 13,610 31,386 18.6%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 122 12,045 13,635 31.6%
MIRTAZAPINE Mirtazapine 111 5,410 11,495 18.9%
DULOXETINE Duloxetine Hydrochloride 99 4,044 10,622 7.7%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 97 5,535 21,934 10.8%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 61 3,863 20,713 5.8%
BUSPIRONE Buspirone Hydrochloride 54 1,128 1,450 25.4%
LAMOTRIGINE Lamotrigine ER 53 6,604 17,639 13.7%
OXAZEPAM Oxazepam 50 2,965 6,242 23.8%

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