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Dopamine dysregulation syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (314 Reports Across 21 Drugs)

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Dopamine dysregulation syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 21 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 314 total reports. 6 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Dopamine dysregulation syndrome are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, ROPINIROLE, and PRAMIPEXOLE.

314
Total Reports
21
Drugs Involved
6
Deaths
157
Hospitalizations
59.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
29.4% / 70.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Dopamine dysregulation syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 167 0.3% 2 94 8
ROPINIROLE 64 1.5% 3 39 5
PRAMIPEXOLE 54 0.9% 0 13 0
LEVODOPA 39 0.6% 3 13 4
CARBIDOPA\ENTACAPONE\LEVODOPA 24 1.0% 0 18 0
AMANTADINE 21 0.4% 0 18 0
BENSERAZIDE\LEVODOPA 21 1.0% 0 17 0
ENTACAPONE 21 1.5% 0 10 0
ARIPIPRAZOLE 20 0.0% 0 12 0
RASAGILINE 20 0.7% 0 13 1
RISPERIDONE 19 0.0% 0 12 0
ROTIGOTINE 16 0.2% 0 9 4
APOMORPHINE 13 0.2% 0 8 0
SELEGILINE 13 1.4% 0 12 1
PERGOLIDE 10 14.9% 0 9 0
L-DOPA 8 42.1% 0 0 0
QUETIAPINE 8 0.0% 0 6 1
CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA 6 27.3% 0 2 0
PRAMIPEXOLE\PRAMIPEXOLE 6 1.8% 0 5 0
SERTRALINE 6 0.0% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Dopamine dysregulation syndrome

167 reports
64 reports
54 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)