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Brain injury: Which Medications Cause It? (7,955 Reports Across 520 Drugs)

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Brain injury has been reported as an adverse event with 520 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,955 total reports. 2,042 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Brain injury are OXYCODONE, MORPHINE, and ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE.

7,955
Total Reports
520
Drugs Involved
2,042
Deaths
3,333
Hospitalizations
48.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.0% / 49.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Brain injury Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 603 0.3% 169 232 71
MORPHINE 341 0.3% 98 131 32
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 275 0.3% 49 84 4
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 265 0.3% 46 77 3
TRAMADOL 242 0.3% 75 74 11
ARIPIPRAZOLE 238 0.4% 0 47 15
HYDROMORPHONE 231 0.3% 45 65 9
FENTANYL 218 0.2% 90 127 55
PREGABALIN 198 0.2% 80 49 11
ADALIMUMAB 179 0.0% 22 77 15
RANITIDINE 177 0.0% 58 24 22
OLANZAPINE 169 0.3% 32 93 66
QUETIAPINE 151 0.2% 45 74 25
RISPERIDONE 150 0.2% 22 64 24
PROPRANOLOL 141 0.7% 47 76 50
FINASTERIDE 138 0.9% 3 55 9
ACETAMINOPHEN 137 0.1% 105 66 18
METHADONE 136 0.5% 62 56 16
SERTRALINE 133 0.2% 28 51 29
BUPRENORPHINE 132 0.2% 25 49 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Brain injury

603 reports
341 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)