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Narcolepsy: Which Medications Are Safest? (138 Drugs Compared)

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138 medications are used for Narcolepsy, with 58,500 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Narcolepsy are SODIUM OXYBATE and CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE.

58,500
Total Reports
138
Drugs Used

All Medications for Narcolepsy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
SODIUM OXYBATE sodium oxybate 50,696 537 6,147 0.9%
CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE - 4,932 68 1,357 0.9%
SOLRIAMFETOL SUNOSI 532 9 75 0.4%
MODAFINIL Modafinil 523 157 556 4.7%
PITOLISANT Wakix 457 7 70 0.8%
METHYLPHENIDATE Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 413 1,163 4,620 3.8%
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE - 378 688 767 4.3%
XYREM - 328 20 159 4.3%
ARMODAFINIL Armodafinil 320 27 240 1.1%
XYREM , /ML - 119 3 66 1.6%
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 114 122 2,028 0.7%
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE Zenzedi 104 133 315 6.2%
VENLAFAXINE Venlafaxine Hydrochloride 102 7,521 15,749 15.7%
NUVIGIL - 37 1 13 0.4%
AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE - 35 218 183 11.3%
AMPHETAMINE AMPHETAMINE SULFATE 24 3,355 1,300 55.8%
METHAMPHETAMINE Methamphetamine Hydrochloride 18 6,488 1,381 75.2%
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE - 16 121 64 12.5%
SERTRALINE Sertraline Hydrochloride 13 6,889 19,327 11.5%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 9 3,863 20,713 5.8%

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Most Reported Drugs for Narcolepsy

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