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Distractibility: Which Medications Cause It? (844 Reports Across 95 Drugs)

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Distractibility has been reported as an adverse event with 95 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 844 total reports. 13 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Distractibility are METHYLPHENIDATE, AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE, and LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE.

844
Total Reports
95
Drugs Involved
13
Deaths
141
Hospitalizations
46.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.2% / 39.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Distractibility Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHYLPHENIDATE 58 0.2% 0 3 1
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 38 0.2% 0 1 0
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 35 0.2% 0 1 0
LAMOTRIGINE 25 0.1% 0 1 0
OLANZAPINE 24 0.1% 0 13 5
BUPROPION 23 0.1% 0 7 1
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 23 0.0% 2 8 0
SERTRALINE 23 0.0% 0 4 1
RISPERIDONE 22 0.0% 0 9 4
ARIPIPRAZOLE 21 0.0% 0 6 0
ATOMOXETINE 21 0.2% 0 2 1
PREGABALIN 20 0.0% 0 6 0
DULOXETINE 19 0.0% 0 5 2
VALPROIC ACID 19 0.1% 0 6 2
CARBAMAZEPINE 18 0.1% 1 2 2
DIMETHYL 16 0.0% 0 3 1
LURASIDONE 15 0.1% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 14 0.0% 0 1 1
HALOPERIDOL 14 0.1% 0 6 3
DALFAMPRIDINE 13 0.0% 0 1 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Distractibility

58 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)