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Dependence: Which Medications Cause It? (51,402 Reports Across 198 Drugs)

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Dependence has been reported as an adverse event with 198 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 51,402 total reports. 4,058 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Dependence are ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE, ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE, and OXYMORPHONE.

51,402
Total Reports
198
Drugs Involved
4,058
Deaths
772
Hospitalizations
43.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
40.7% / 59.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Dependence Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 28,841 26.5% 2,026 133 18
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 26,147 26.3% 2,699 151 21
OXYMORPHONE 8,816 23.2% 711 31 8
TRAMADOL 8,530 11.3% 748 115 15
MORPHINE 5,656 4.7% 696 107 12
FENTANYL 4,358 4.6% 560 37 8
ACETAMINOPHEN\CODEINE 3,857 25.4% 507 42 23
CODEINE\PROMETHAZINE 3,521 94.3% 146 5 0
HYDROCODONE\IBUPROFEN 3,304 85.4% 527 15 5
PROPOXYPHENE 3,206 72.1% 123 7 1
BUPRENORPHINE 3,184 3.9% 341 61 9
OXYCODONE 3,070 1.6% 635 181 11
ASPIRIN\OXYCODONE 1,380 5.4% 217 9 3
ACETAMINOPHEN\BUTALBITAL\CAFFEINE\CODEINE 1,081 86.3% 160 6 2
CODEINE 1,015 4.6% 51 22 17
METHADONE 883 3.4% 139 27 3
CHLORPHENIRAMINE\HYDROCODONE 829 79.1% 155 3 0
CODEINE\GUAIFENESIN 816 81.2% 103 5 0
HYDROMORPHONE 776 0.9% 165 74 4
GUAIFENESIN\HYDROCODONE 717 93.4% 102 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Dependence

28,841 reports
26,147 reports
8,816 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)