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Dystonia: Which Medications Cause It? (8,216 Reports Across 347 Drugs)

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Dystonia has been reported as an adverse event with 347 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,216 total reports. 228 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Dystonia are RISPERIDONE, ARIPIPRAZOLE, and QUETIAPINE.

8,216
Total Reports
347
Drugs Involved
228
Deaths
2,958
Hospitalizations
38.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.3% / 44.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Dystonia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RISPERIDONE 1,293 1.6% 52 321 66
ARIPIPRAZOLE 1,244 1.9% 52 311 36
QUETIAPINE 1,147 1.6% 52 389 80
OLANZAPINE 1,041 2.0% 56 272 44
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 888 1.5% 37 437 13
PALIPERIDONE 728 1.8% 47 136 11
CLOZAPINE 726 0.8% 42 218 11
LURASIDONE 566 3.3% 42 24 10
HALOPERIDOL 557 3.5% 16 224 54
ZIPRASIDONE 489 13.8% 41 29 3
ASENAPINE 430 15.0% 43 12 2
ZUCLOPENTHIXOL 404 16.8% 41 18 3
SERTRALINE 356 0.6% 9 170 14
FLUPENTIXOL 339 29.6% 34 9 1
METOCLOPRAMIDE 320 2.9% 1 123 20
LORAZEPAM 239 0.7% 3 178 59
ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE 231 38.0% 39 1 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 204 0.7% 0 52 8
CLONAZEPAM 201 0.5% 3 90 37
FLUPENTIXOL DECANOATE 198 50.9% 35 12 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Dystonia

1,293 reports
1,244 reports
1,147 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)