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Psychomotor hyperactivity: Which Medications Are Safest? (150 Drugs Compared)

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150 medications are used for Psychomotor hyperactivity, with 1,064 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Psychomotor hyperactivity are RISPERIDONE and METHYLPHENIDATE.

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All Medications for Psychomotor hyperactivity Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 191 4,120 18,771 5.2%
METHYLPHENIDATE Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 157 1,163 4,620 3.8%
HALOPERIDOL Haloperidol 139 1,882 7,393 11.8%
QUETIAPINE Quetiapine 125 13,610 31,386 18.6%
ARIPIPRAZOLE Aripiprazole 76 3,863 20,713 5.8%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 61 5,535 21,934 10.8%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 46 12,045 13,635 31.6%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 42 6,187 15,431 18.5%
ATOMOXETINE Atomoxetine 29 1,373 1,834 14.9%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 28 8,488 12,506 21.5%
CLONIDINE Clonidine hydrochloride 23 2,401 3,920 19.1%
ALPRAZOLAM Alprazolam 21 16,072 15,996 33.2%
CHLORPROMAZINE Chlorpromazine 20 671 1,793 17.0%
PROMAZINE - 20 67 443 7.7%
AMITRIPTYLINE AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE 19 4,837 7,290 23.7%
GUANFACINE Guanfacine 18 122 821 3.4%
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 18 122 2,028 0.7%
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE Escitalopram 16 3,531 11,942 11.6%
BREXPIPRAZOLE Rexulti 13 673 1,269 5.1%
MIRTAZAPINE Mirtazapine 13 5,410 11,495 18.9%

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