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Drug diversion: Which Medications Cause It? (3,724 Reports Across 133 Drugs)

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Drug diversion has been reported as an adverse event with 133 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,724 total reports. 535 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Drug diversion are OXYCODONE, FENTANYL, and ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE.

3,724
Total Reports
133
Drugs Involved
535
Deaths
350
Hospitalizations
38.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
44.6% / 55.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Drug diversion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 1,569 0.8% 220 40 15
FENTANYL 825 0.9% 232 42 26
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 649 0.7% 182 13 1
MORPHINE 644 0.5% 183 20 14
HYDROMORPHONE 552 0.7% 132 11 3
HYDROCODONE 550 1.2% 160 6 0
OXYMORPHONE 540 1.4% 174 2 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 536 0.5% 161 14 1
BUPRENORPHINE 315 0.4% 128 23 0
METHADONE 271 1.0% 108 21 5
ASPIRIN\OXYCODONE 261 1.0% 170 2 0
ALPRAZOLAM 255 0.5% 26 24 0
COCAINE 234 1.7% 15 22 10
METHAMPHETAMINE 224 2.6% 15 7 0
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 203 2.4% 13 17 0
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 192 1.2% 3 6 1
TRAMADOL 192 0.3% 37 29 2
DIAZEPAM 166 0.4% 44 18 5
SODIUM OXYBATE 164 0.3% 0 27 0
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 163 0.8% 11 20 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Drug diversion

1,569 reports
825 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)