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Akathisia: Which Medications Cause It? (8,418 Reports Across 236 Drugs)

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Akathisia has been reported as an adverse event with 236 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,418 total reports. 174 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Akathisia are ARIPIPRAZOLE, OLANZAPINE, and RISPERIDONE.

8,418
Total Reports
236
Drugs Involved
174
Deaths
2,667
Hospitalizations
40.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.3% / 45.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Akathisia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ARIPIPRAZOLE 2,107 3.2% 30 720 75
OLANZAPINE 1,230 2.4% 19 650 63
RISPERIDONE 1,150 1.5% 11 496 49
QUETIAPINE 925 1.3% 19 454 45
BREXPIPRAZOLE 807 6.1% 11 53 15
PALIPERIDONE 607 1.5% 5 178 29
LURASIDONE 552 3.2% 5 93 11
HALOPERIDOL 551 3.4% 8 318 13
SERTRALINE 498 0.8% 32 257 67
CLOZAPINE 474 0.5% 9 305 26
FLUOXETINE 410 1.3% 5 257 39
CARIPRAZINE 375 5.7% 7 42 1
PROMETHAZINE 343 4.4% 12 338 0
LITHIUM 314 2.1% 3 240 8
ZIPRASIDONE 268 7.6% 0 186 2
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 257 1.0% 3 200 11
AMISULPRIDE 252 8.0% 0 194 1
MIRTAZAPINE 251 0.9% 22 128 16
GABAPENTIN 243 0.3% 1 206 9
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 231 0.8% 3 106 26

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Akathisia

2,107 reports
1,230 reports
1,150 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)