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Bruxism: Which Medications Cause It? (3,722 Reports Across 187 Drugs)

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Bruxism has been reported as an adverse event with 187 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,722 total reports. 32 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Bruxism are SERTRALINE, SODIUM OXYBATE, and CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE.

3,722
Total Reports
187
Drugs Involved
32
Deaths
490
Hospitalizations
43.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.4% / 28.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Bruxism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SERTRALINE 438 0.7% 0 40 18
SODIUM OXYBATE 183 0.3% 0 16 0
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 179 0.7% 0 14 14
ARIPIPRAZOLE 169 0.3% 0 26 2
VENLAFAXINE 130 0.3% 0 18 2
DULOXETINE 116 0.2% 1 5 3
QUETIAPINE 111 0.2% 2 26 4
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 105 0.7% 0 5 3
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 92 0.3% 0 11 8
LURASIDONE 91 0.5% 1 6 1
METHYLPHENIDATE 91 0.3% 0 6 1
FLUOXETINE 72 0.2% 0 17 5
RISPERIDONE 66 0.1% 0 4 4
TROFINETIDE 61 1.3% 0 5 0
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 58 0.3% 0 3 0
OLANZAPINE 56 0.1% 0 8 2
LITHIUM 50 0.3% 0 8 1
VORTIOXETINE HYDROBROMIDE 49 0.4% 0 0 0
BREXPIPRAZOLE 48 0.4% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 47 0.0% 0 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Bruxism

438 reports
183 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)