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Altered state of consciousness: Which Medications Cause It? (15,749 Reports Across 850 Drugs)

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Altered state of consciousness has been reported as an adverse event with 850 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 15,749 total reports. 2,266 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Altered state of consciousness are PREGABALIN, QUETIAPINE, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

15,749
Total Reports
850
Drugs Involved
2,266
Deaths
9,262
Hospitalizations
55.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.3% / 48.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Altered state of consciousness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREGABALIN 940 0.9% 241 368 106
QUETIAPINE 866 1.2% 35 632 221
ACETAMINOPHEN 652 0.5% 301 332 100
DIAZEPAM 631 1.7% 28 418 97
VENLAFAXINE 596 1.2% 234 268 74
TRAMADOL 590 0.8% 242 217 96
ALPRAZOLAM 561 1.2% 13 445 69
CLONAZEPAM 466 1.2% 16 262 44
MIRTAZAPINE 452 1.6% 212 200 50
SERTRALINE 441 0.7% 231 153 61
OLANZAPINE 400 0.8% 34 291 74
VALACYCLOVIR 395 3.0% 18 298 43
ASPIRIN 387 0.4% 275 99 30
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 380 1.3% 234 101 45
TAMSULOSIN 335 2.1% 277 33 21
PROPRANOLOL 322 1.7% 216 94 11
FLUOXETINE 321 1.0% 202 90 22
COCAINE 319 2.3% 1 143 27
LAMOTRIGINE 319 0.7% 7 202 48
BUPRENORPHINE 313 0.4% 187 87 16

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Altered state of consciousness

940 reports
866 reports
652 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)