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Drug withdrawal syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (65,705 Reports Across 527 Drugs)

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Drug withdrawal syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 527 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 65,705 total reports. 2,317 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Drug withdrawal syndrome are OXYCODONE, MORPHINE, and HYDROMORPHONE.

65,705
Total Reports
527
Drugs Involved
2,317
Deaths
7,353
Hospitalizations
46.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.2% / 52.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Drug withdrawal syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 36,595 19.2% 1,859 1,220 114
MORPHINE 14,954 12.4% 646 755 78
HYDROMORPHONE 14,834 17.8% 679 676 73
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 8,378 7.7% 373 538 36
BUPRENORPHINE 7,149 8.7% 275 568 64
HYDROCODONE 6,832 14.3% 282 180 12
DULOXETINE 6,503 12.5% 30 479 75
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 4,618 39.4% 208 185 15
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 4,417 4.4% 280 529 49
FENTANYL 3,206 3.4% 151 564 78
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 3,167 14.6% 41 519 62
TRAMADOL 2,943 3.9% 167 502 62
BACLOFEN 2,284 8.9% 52 1,070 144
METHADONE 2,127 8.1% 82 350 36
PREGABALIN 1,487 1.5% 10 370 24
OXYMORPHONE 859 2.3% 28 62 8
VENLAFAXINE 844 1.8% 19 170 50
ALPRAZOLAM 799 1.7% 45 346 43
DIAMORPHINE 732 8.1% 77 156 10
CLONAZEPAM 695 1.8% 41 281 101

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Drug withdrawal syndrome

36,595 reports
14,954 reports
14,834 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)