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Anxiety: Which Medications Cause It? (199,803 Reports Across 2,034 Drugs)

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Anxiety has been reported as an adverse event with 2,034 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 199,803 total reports. 5,730 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Anxiety are DOCETAXEL, OXYCODONE, and ADALIMUMAB.

199,803
Total Reports
2,034
Drugs Involved
5,730
Deaths
41,009
Hospitalizations
48.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.1% / 32.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Anxiety Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DOCETAXEL 7,379 11.4% 19 66 10
OXYCODONE 6,855 3.6% 871 1,342 553
ADALIMUMAB 6,198 1.2% 723 2,089 748
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 5,801 14.7% 106 704 0
DULOXETINE 4,973 9.5% 44 620 103
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 4,599 4.6% 666 800 405
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 4,343 4.0% 209 450 35
MORPHINE 3,915 3.3% 480 1,021 351
EFAVIRENZ\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 3,879 20.9% 66 435 1
SODIUM OXYBATE 3,678 6.0% 7 427 8
LEVONORGESTREL 3,485 3.0% 6 1,329 319
RANITIDINE 3,453 0.8% 382 1,157 73
TRAMADOL 3,275 4.3% 423 766 281
PREGABALIN 3,171 3.1% 547 1,257 586
PREDNISONE 3,099 2.0% 743 1,705 1,102
ARIPIPRAZOLE 3,076 4.6% 40 1,062 100
HYDROMORPHONE 3,059 3.7% 257 604 86
MONTELUKAST 2,994 11.1% 72 666 441
SERTRALINE 2,981 5.0% 130 848 243
LEVOTHYROXINE 2,970 4.8% 81 642 362

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Anxiety

7,379 reports
6,855 reports
6,198 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)