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Delirium: Which Medications Are Safest? (156 Drugs Compared)

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156 medications are used for Delirium, with 1,717 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Delirium are HALOPERIDOL and QUETIAPINE.

1,717
Total Reports
156
Drugs Used

All Medications for Delirium Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
HALOPERIDOL Haloperidol 450 1,882 7,393 11.8%
QUETIAPINE Quetiapine 365 13,610 31,386 18.6%
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 347 4,120 18,771 5.2%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 264 5,535 21,934 10.8%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 141 3,863 20,713 5.8%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 121 6,187 15,431 18.5%
DEXMEDETOMIDINE Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 104 235 1,258 7.2%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 54 12,045 13,635 31.6%
PALIPERIDONE paliperidone 44 1,809 8,499 4.4%
LOXAPINE Loxapine 28 780 2,470 18.1%
CLOZAPINE CLOZAPINE 26 15,347 41,887 16.1%
MIDAZOLAM Midazolam 26 1,808 4,691 16.2%
CYAMEMAZINE - 23 917 2,815 17.5%
METHADONE METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE 22 10,719 5,514 40.8%
TRAZODONE Trazodone Hydrochloride 22 6,213 7,153 32.4%
KETAMINE KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 19 1,009 3,362 12.6%
DRONABINOL DRONABINOL 17 607 330 34.9%
OXAZEPAM Oxazepam 17 2,965 6,242 23.8%
VALPROIC ACID Valproic Acid 17 2,667 8,183 13.3%
PAROXETINE Paroxetine 16 2,854 8,171 13.3%

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