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Drooling: Which Medications Cause It? (4,792 Reports Across 230 Drugs)

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Drooling has been reported as an adverse event with 230 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,792 total reports. 145 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Drooling are VALBENAZINE, CLOZAPINE, and RISPERIDONE.

4,792
Total Reports
230
Drugs Involved
145
Deaths
1,220
Hospitalizations
47.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.1% / 47.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Drooling Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VALBENAZINE 821 3.5% 2 41 0
CLOZAPINE 262 0.3% 11 112 12
RISPERIDONE 229 0.3% 14 73 18
ARIPIPRAZOLE 213 0.3% 2 52 12
PIMAVANSERIN 207 0.5% 19 21 3
PALIPERIDONE 199 0.5% 1 52 11
OLANZAPINE 139 0.3% 6 59 7
QUETIAPINE 124 0.2% 6 74 38
TROFINETIDE 111 2.3% 0 14 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 105 0.2% 4 27 1
CLONAZEPAM 97 0.3% 5 66 43
HALOPERIDOL 89 0.6% 4 21 8
CANNABIDIOL 83 0.5% 0 13 0
DEUTETRABENAZINE 60 1.0% 1 4 1
LAMOTRIGINE 56 0.1% 0 26 3
LORAZEPAM 56 0.2% 4 48 36
CLOBAZAM 55 0.5% 3 18 5
MIRTAZAPINE 54 0.2% 4 35 40
FENFLURAMINE 53 1.4% 0 16 2
DIAZEPAM 52 0.1% 2 37 31

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Drooling

821 reports
262 reports
229 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)