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Accidental poisoning: Which Medications Cause It? (1,017 Reports Across 111 Drugs)

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Accidental poisoning has been reported as an adverse event with 111 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,017 total reports. 388 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Accidental poisoning are SOTALOL, ACETAMINOPHEN, and METHADONE.

1,017
Total Reports
111
Drugs Involved
388
Deaths
342
Hospitalizations
34.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.6% / 57.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Accidental poisoning Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SOTALOL 294 8.0% 0 48 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 99 0.1% 44 50 12
METHADONE 86 0.3% 79 13 1
QUETIAPINE 81 0.1% 63 32 17
PREGABALIN 75 0.1% 75 6 3
BUPRENORPHINE 69 0.1% 56 17 4
GABAPENTIN 57 0.1% 55 4 3
MORPHINE 49 0.0% 44 11 10
ALPRAZOLAM 48 0.1% 44 7 2
DIAZEPAM 45 0.1% 40 11 8
TRAMADOL 41 0.1% 21 24 9
IBUPROFEN 39 0.0% 34 19 18
FENTANYL 38 0.0% 38 4 3
OXYCODONE 38 0.0% 33 8 7
CLONAZEPAM 35 0.1% 30 4 5
BUPROPION 33 0.1% 31 2 0
LORAZEPAM 33 0.1% 26 8 1
PAROXETINE 33 0.2% 33 16 19
CODEINE 32 0.2% 30 3 3
TRAZODONE 32 0.2% 32 0 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Accidental poisoning

294 reports
99 reports
86 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)