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Autism spectrum disorder: Which Medications Cause It? (4,679 Reports Across 159 Drugs)

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Autism spectrum disorder has been reported as an adverse event with 159 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,679 total reports. 27 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Autism spectrum disorder are ACETAMINOPHEN, VALPROATE, and ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE.

4,679
Total Reports
159
Drugs Involved
27
Deaths
470
Hospitalizations
15.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
29.2% / 70.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Autism spectrum disorder Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,607 1.2% 0 2 0
VALPROATE 448 2.8% 3 116 11
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 250 0.3% 3 13 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 241 0.2% 2 10 1
LAMOTRIGINE 123 0.3% 1 25 4
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 121 0.7% 0 11 5
TRAMADOL 102 0.1% 3 4 1
FLUOXETINE 101 0.3% 0 4 1
VALPROIC ACID 99 0.5% 5 18 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 98 0.2% 0 47 0
CARBAMAZEPINE 92 0.4% 0 16 2
METHYLPHENIDATE 90 0.3% 0 15 6
SOMATROPIN 84 0.1% 0 3 0
LEVETIRACETAM 80 0.1% 0 28 0
RISPERIDONE 77 0.1% 0 25 4
MORPHINE 72 0.1% 3 6 1
CLOZAPINE 68 0.1% 7 36 1
TOPIRAMATE 68 0.2% 0 12 13
ADALIMUMAB 56 0.0% 0 10 0
MONTELUKAST 56 0.2% 0 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Autism spectrum disorder

1,607 reports
448 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)