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Agitation: Which Medications Cause It? (46,311 Reports Across 1,188 Drugs)

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Agitation has been reported as an adverse event with 1,188 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 46,311 total reports. 2,610 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Agitation are DULOXETINE, QUETIAPINE, and OLANZAPINE.

46,311
Total Reports
1,188
Drugs Involved
2,610
Deaths
16,634
Hospitalizations
48.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.0% / 47.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Agitation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DULOXETINE 3,630 7.0% 44 445 98
QUETIAPINE 1,845 2.5% 159 1,074 297
OLANZAPINE 1,695 3.3% 85 1,005 158
ARIPIPRAZOLE 1,329 2.0% 44 604 86
SERTRALINE 1,248 2.1% 77 594 115
RISPERIDONE 1,068 1.4% 44 547 82
PREGABALIN 963 0.9% 38 362 69
DIAZEPAM 943 2.5% 78 556 122
VENLAFAXINE 941 2.0% 35 402 90
LORAZEPAM 930 2.8% 78 545 105
PIMAVANSERIN 925 2.0% 140 219 2
BUPROPION 916 2.6% 55 306 82
LEVETIRACETAM 893 1.4% 28 404 38
ACETAMINOPHEN 861 0.6% 156 516 124
MIRTAZAPINE 856 3.0% 119 417 111
METHYLPHENIDATE 846 2.7% 14 356 43
GABAPENTIN 814 1.1% 62 300 30
LAMOTRIGINE 784 1.6% 37 432 128
CLONAZEPAM 749 1.9% 19 374 91
CLOZAPINE 742 0.8% 73 532 47

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Agitation

3,630 reports
1,845 reports
1,695 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)