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Alcohol abuse: Which Medications Cause It? (2,024 Reports Across 160 Drugs)

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Alcohol abuse has been reported as an adverse event with 160 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,024 total reports. 269 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Alcohol abuse are ALCOHOL, BUPRENORPHINE, and ALPRAZOLAM.

2,024
Total Reports
160
Drugs Involved
269
Deaths
966
Hospitalizations
42.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
35.7% / 64.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Alcohol abuse Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALCOHOL 488 2.2% 76 214 7
BUPRENORPHINE 199 0.2% 32 114 4
ALPRAZOLAM 146 0.3% 16 90 15
OXYCODONE 130 0.1% 43 56 2
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 125 0.6% 13 30 1
DIAZEPAM 121 0.3% 27 55 3
NALTREXONE 121 0.5% 8 29 3
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 110 1.3% 4 70 1
COCAINE 100 0.7% 17 61 1
SODIUM OXYBATE 100 0.2% 2 35 0
QUETIAPINE 98 0.1% 5 60 5
MORPHINE 92 0.1% 24 44 2
TRAMADOL 92 0.1% 34 40 3
DIAMORPHINE 82 0.9% 15 52 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 75 0.1% 28 31 3
ARIPIPRAZOLE 74 0.1% 1 45 2
LORAZEPAM 74 0.2% 6 36 1
HYDROMORPHONE 72 0.1% 19 31 2
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 71 0.1% 28 29 1
OLANZAPINE 70 0.1% 16 38 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Alcohol abuse

488 reports
199 reports
146 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)