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Alcoholism: Which Medications Cause It? (3,215 Reports Across 138 Drugs)

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Alcoholism has been reported as an adverse event with 138 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,215 total reports. 128 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Alcoholism are NALTREXONE, OXYCODONE, and ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE.

3,215
Total Reports
138
Drugs Involved
128
Deaths
756
Hospitalizations
45.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
43.2% / 56.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Alcoholism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NALTREXONE 1,928 7.5% 17 255 7
OXYCODONE 145 0.1% 42 30 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 91 0.1% 26 18 1
ALCOHOL 87 0.4% 15 33 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 73 0.1% 19 19 0
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 63 0.2% 1 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 62 0.0% 8 34 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 62 0.1% 0 26 5
MORPHINE 62 0.1% 18 16 0
TRAMADOL 62 0.1% 21 17 0
HYDROMORPHONE 47 0.1% 15 18 0
DULOXETINE 42 0.1% 1 9 5
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 41 0.1% 1 20 5
SERTRALINE 38 0.1% 0 4 0
BUPRENORPHINE 35 0.0% 6 11 0
HYDROCODONE 31 0.1% 8 9 0
QUETIAPINE 30 0.0% 1 20 1
MIRTAZAPINE 29 0.1% 1 11 0
VENLAFAXINE 26 0.1% 0 4 1
FENTANYL 23 0.0% 6 8 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Alcoholism

1,928 reports
145 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)