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Restless legs syndrome: Which Medications Are Safest? (208 Drugs Compared)

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208 medications are used for Restless legs syndrome, with 6,314 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Restless legs syndrome are ROTIGOTINE and PRAMIPEXOLE.

6,314
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All Medications for Restless legs syndrome Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
ROTIGOTINE Neupro 1,553 1,299 1,727 16.6%
PRAMIPEXOLE Pramipexole Dihydrochloride 1,552 327 2,091 5.4%
ROPINIROLE ropinirole hydrochloride 899 310 1,192 7.3%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 623 8,959 22,920 8.8%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 619 11,101 16,499 14.9%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 298 8,488 12,506 21.5%
GABAPENTIN ENACARBIL Horizant 239 649 237 35.4%
PRAMIPEXOLE\PRAMIPEXOLE - 88 19 132 5.7%
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA - 44 12,844 25,836 22.0%
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 42 55,140 21,279 28.9%
REQUIP - 41 6 37 3.8%
DULOXETINE Duloxetine Hydrochloride 37 4,044 10,622 7.7%
MIRAPEX - 33 3 25 3.9%
TRAMADOL ConZip 31 14,555 19,235 19.2%
BENSERAZIDE\LEVODOPA - 29 131 1,153 6.5%
METHADONE METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE 28 10,719 5,514 40.8%
BENSERAZIDE - 27 20 69 16.0%
LYRICA - 25 142 504 2.7%
NEUPRO - 24 14 42 12.6%
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 23 6,378 16,398 7.3%

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Most Reported Drugs for Restless legs syndrome

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