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Cataplexy: Which Medications Are Safest? (70 Drugs Compared)

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70 medications are used for Cataplexy, with 31,818 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Cataplexy are SODIUM OXYBATE and CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE.

31,818
Total Reports
70
Drugs Used

All Medications for Cataplexy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
SODIUM OXYBATE sodium oxybate 27,637 537 6,147 0.9%
CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE - 3,826 68 1,357 0.9%
XYREM - 144 20 159 4.3%
PITOLISANT Wakix 135 7 70 0.8%
SOLRIAMFETOL SUNOSI 90 9 75 0.4%
VENLAFAXINE Venlafaxine Hydrochloride 71 7,521 15,749 15.7%
XYREM , /ML - 47 3 66 1.6%
METHYLPHENIDATE Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 26 1,163 4,620 3.8%
MODAFINIL Modafinil 25 157 556 4.7%
ARMODAFINIL Armodafinil 15 27 240 1.1%
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE - 14 688 767 4.3%
PAROXETINE Paroxetine 11 2,854 8,171 13.3%
FLUOXETINE Fluoxetine 10 5,534 11,247 17.7%
IMIPRAMINE Imipramine Hydrochloride 7 242 338 22.5%
LEVETIRACETAM Levetiracetam 7 4,322 19,165 6.9%
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 7 122 2,028 0.7%
CLOMIPRAMINE Clomipramine Hydrochloride 6 497 1,967 13.0%
PROTRIPTYLINE Protriptyline Hydrochloride 6 1 9 2.0%
SERTRALINE Sertraline Hydrochloride 6 6,889 19,327 11.5%

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Most Reported Drugs for Cataplexy

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