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Accidental death: Which Medications Cause It? (1,022 Reports Across 129 Drugs)

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Accidental death has been reported as an adverse event with 129 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,022 total reports. 1,021 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Accidental death are GABAPENTIN, MORPHINE, and OXYCODONE.

1,022
Total Reports
129
Drugs Involved
1,021
Deaths
40
Hospitalizations
49.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
40.6% / 59.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Accidental death Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
GABAPENTIN 175 0.2% 175 0 0
MORPHINE 133 0.1% 133 0 0
OXYCODONE 115 0.1% 115 3 3
QUETIAPINE 99 0.1% 99 2 4
DIAZEPAM 97 0.3% 97 3 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 91 0.1% 91 3 1
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 89 0.3% 89 0 0
OLANZAPINE 86 0.2% 86 0 0
ALPRAZOLAM 80 0.2% 80 1 0
METAXALONE 75 5.2% 75 2 0
VENLAFAXINE 73 0.2% 73 14 3
ALCOHOL 70 0.3% 70 2 0
CLONAZEPAM 63 0.2% 63 0 0
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 59 0.2% 59 2 0
LEVETIRACETAM 57 0.1% 57 0 0
MIRTAZAPINE 57 0.2% 57 12 1
COCAINE 50 0.4% 50 0 0
RISPERIDONE 50 0.1% 50 0 0
AMITRIPTYLINE 48 0.2% 48 0 0
TRAMADOL 47 0.1% 47 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Accidental death

175 reports
133 reports
115 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)