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Delirium: Which Medications Cause It? (23,983 Reports Across 1,060 Drugs)

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Delirium has been reported as an adverse event with 1,060 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 23,983 total reports. 3,179 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Delirium are OXYCODONE, QUETIAPINE, and METHOTREXATE.

23,983
Total Reports
1,060
Drugs Involved
3,179
Deaths
13,889
Hospitalizations
62.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.5% / 51.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Delirium Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 1,378 0.7% 504 800 517
QUETIAPINE 1,279 1.8% 309 912 345
METHOTREXATE 1,199 0.5% 691 986 764
PREDNISONE 1,088 0.7% 654 926 725
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,056 0.8% 641 824 660
RITUXIMAB 1,034 0.6% 609 916 707
DICLOFENAC 982 1.1% 707 823 751
ADALIMUMAB 971 0.2% 661 820 688
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 912 1.4% 607 787 667
LORAZEPAM 881 2.6% 202 640 218
TOCILIZUMAB 864 0.9% 636 747 673
PREGABALIN 859 0.8% 349 600 335
ABATACEPT 851 0.7% 551 741 658
ALENDRONATE 851 3.1% 641 740 696
OLANZAPINE 847 1.7% 43 576 75
FOLIC ACID 846 3.7% 627 726 688
CETIRIZINE 845 1.8% 614 698 672
LEFLUNOMIDE 826 1.5% 565 797 723
INFLIXIMAB 802 0.6% 559 677 632
SULFASALAZINE 789 2.0% 569 695 636

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Delirium

1,378 reports
1,279 reports
1,199 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)