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Autism spectrum disorder: Which Medications Are Safest? (186 Drugs Compared)

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186 medications are used for Autism spectrum disorder, with 4,518 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Autism spectrum disorder are RISPERIDONE and ARIPIPRAZOLE.

4,518
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All Medications for Autism spectrum disorder Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 2,370 4,120 18,771 5.2%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 762 3,863 20,713 5.8%
METHYLPHENIDATE Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 316 1,163 4,620 3.8%
QUETIAPINE Quetiapine 242 13,610 31,386 18.6%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 237 5,535 21,934 10.8%
PALIPERIDONE paliperidone 162 1,809 8,499 4.4%
SERTRALINE Sertraline Hydrochloride 146 6,889 19,327 11.5%
CLONIDINE Clonidine hydrochloride 128 2,401 3,920 19.1%
CLOZAPINE CLOZAPINE 93 15,347 41,887 16.1%
HALOPERIDOL Haloperidol 75 1,882 7,393 11.8%
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 64 122 2,028 0.7%
GUANFACINE Guanfacine 59 122 821 3.4%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 59 6,187 15,431 18.5%
ZIPRASIDONE ziprasidone hydrochloride 56 515 1,164 14.5%
VALPROIC ACID Valproic Acid 55 2,667 8,183 13.3%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 53 8,488 12,506 21.5%
METFORMIN Metformin Hydrochloride 53 11,550 40,702 12.7%
FLUOXETINE Fluoxetine 51 5,534 11,247 17.7%
ATOMOXETINE Atomoxetine 45 1,373 1,834 14.9%
LURASIDONE lurasidone hydrochloride 45 709 2,381 4.1%

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