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Emotional distress: Which Medications Cause It? (100,589 Reports Across 670 Drugs)

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Emotional distress has been reported as an adverse event with 670 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 100,589 total reports. 2,212 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Emotional distress are OXYCODONE, HYDROMORPHONE, and MORPHINE.

100,589
Total Reports
670
Drugs Involved
2,212
Deaths
9,710
Hospitalizations
45.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.8% / 52.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Emotional distress Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 49,050 25.8% 1,173 703 50
HYDROMORPHONE 18,260 21.9% 393 376 37
MORPHINE 17,954 14.9% 380 346 39
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 13,878 12.7% 430 412 30
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 8,559 8.6% 383 387 34
DOCETAXEL 8,373 12.9% 7 3 0
HYDROCODONE 7,618 15.9% 117 114 11
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 6,320 16.1% 121 737 0
BUPRENORPHINE 6,159 7.5% 124 187 15
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 5,416 46.2% 115 128 8
TRAMADOL 4,901 6.5% 197 254 30
EFAVIRENZ\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 4,249 22.9% 71 458 0
RISPERIDONE 3,195 4.0% 7 72 5
TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 2,839 10.5% 71 373 0
FENTANYL 2,399 2.5% 117 104 14
METHADONE 2,388 9.1% 44 67 5
LEVONORGESTREL 1,935 1.7% 0 1,288 225
COBICISTAT\ELVITEGRAVIR\EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 1,806 21.4% 23 186 0
COPPER 1,764 4.6% 0 28 2
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 1,696 7.8% 20 58 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Emotional distress

49,050 reports
18,260 reports
17,954 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)