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Autism: Which Medications Are Safest? (76 Drugs Compared)

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76 medications are used for Autism, with 824 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Autism are RISPERIDONE and ARIPIPRAZOLE.

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All Medications for Autism Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 346 4,120 18,771 5.2%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 220 3,863 20,713 5.8%
METHYLPHENIDATE Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 39 1,163 4,620 3.8%
PALIPERIDONE paliperidone 34 1,809 8,499 4.4%
QUETIAPINE Quetiapine 23 13,610 31,386 18.6%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 20 5,535 21,934 10.8%
ATOMOXETINE Atomoxetine 18 1,373 1,834 14.9%
GUANFACINE Guanfacine 18 122 821 3.4%
SERTRALINE Sertraline Hydrochloride 15 6,889 19,327 11.5%
DAYTRANA - 13 1 2 0.1%
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 10 122 2,028 0.7%
CLONIDINE Clonidine hydrochloride 9 2,401 3,920 19.1%
ZIPRASIDONE ziprasidone hydrochloride 9 515 1,164 14.5%
LURASIDONE lurasidone hydrochloride 8 709 2,381 4.1%
VALPROIC ACID Valproic Acid 8 2,667 8,183 13.3%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 7 12,045 13,635 31.6%
DIVALPROEX Divalproex Sodium 7 478 4,169 4.2%
RISPERDAL - 7 53 235 10.0%
CLOZAPINE CLOZAPINE 5 15,347 41,887 16.1%
ZIPRASIDONE\ZIPRASIDONE - 5 40 320 2.3%

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