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Dementia: Which Medications Cause It? (21,042 Reports Across 702 Drugs)

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Dementia has been reported as an adverse event with 702 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 21,042 total reports. 2,538 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Dementia are APIXABAN, PIMAVANSERIN, and CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA.

21,042
Total Reports
702
Drugs Involved
2,538
Deaths
5,512
Hospitalizations
75.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.0% / 46.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Dementia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
APIXABAN 1,459 0.9% 59 181 13
PIMAVANSERIN 1,116 2.4% 383 291 5
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 854 1.5% 187 460 34
LENALIDOMIDE 651 0.2% 60 129 3
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 450 0.4% 26 66 9
INSULIN GLARGINE 438 0.4% 3 45 2
ADALIMUMAB 401 0.1% 89 174 2
INSULIN LISPRO 375 0.5% 8 67 0
RIVASTIGMINE 337 3.7% 49 91 25
TOFACITINIB 334 0.2% 29 54 2
PREGABALIN 319 0.3% 9 58 15
CLOZAPINE 309 0.3% 136 117 43
QUETIAPINE 293 0.4% 21 168 35
DENOSUMAB 281 0.2% 60 76 3
ETANERCEPT 271 0.1% 38 67 27
ENZALUTAMIDE 206 0.4% 35 45 1
PALBOCICLIB 206 0.2% 14 20 1
ATORVASTATIN 185 0.2% 2 71 17
RISPERIDONE 183 0.2% 19 92 17
OMEPRAZOLE 176 0.2% 59 105 54

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Dementia

1,459 reports
1,116 reports
854 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)