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Depression: Which Medications Cause It? (148,353 Reports Across 1,826 Drugs)

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Depression has been reported as an adverse event with 1,826 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 148,353 total reports. 5,998 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Depression are OXYCODONE, ADALIMUMAB, and APREMILAST.

148,353
Total Reports
1,826
Drugs Involved
5,998
Deaths
32,833
Hospitalizations
49.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.7% / 34.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Depression Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 6,871 3.6% 1,462 1,734 855
ADALIMUMAB 6,340 1.3% 1,108 2,451 1,099
APREMILAST 5,129 3.8% 886 914 832
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 4,035 4.1% 762 890 397
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 3,699 3.4% 325 596 38
METHOTREXATE 3,577 1.4% 1,122 1,645 1,133
ETANERCEPT 3,538 1.0% 829 1,187 869
LEVONORGESTREL 3,529 3.1% 6 1,152 193
MORPHINE 3,280 2.7% 557 758 220
PREDNISONE 3,211 2.0% 1,020 1,674 1,171
TRAMADOL 3,169 4.2% 776 971 532
TOFACITINIB 3,089 2.0% 843 1,038 834
DULOXETINE 2,992 5.7% 35 458 117
ISOTRETINOIN 2,985 8.5% 34 237 52
SODIUM OXYBATE 2,937 4.8% 8 414 9
RITUXIMAB 2,761 1.6% 1,121 1,544 1,148
HYDROMORPHONE 2,742 3.3% 394 652 94
LEVOTHYROXINE 2,549 4.1% 33 327 48
FINASTERIDE 2,530 16.4% 83 513 282
QUETIAPINE 2,512 3.4% 452 1,131 364

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Depression

6,871 reports
6,340 reports
5,129 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)