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Homicide: Which Medications Cause It? (898 Reports Across 69 Drugs)

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Homicide has been reported as an adverse event with 69 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 898 total reports. 204 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Homicide are OXYCODONE, FENTANYL, and ALPRAZOLAM.

898
Total Reports
69
Drugs Involved
204
Deaths
56
Hospitalizations
37.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
28.4% / 71.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Homicide Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 198 0.1% 9 6 1
FENTANYL 106 0.1% 18 2 0
ALPRAZOLAM 89 0.2% 8 5 3
METHAMPHETAMINE 69 0.8% 6 2 0
ALCOHOL 67 0.3% 5 3 1
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 62 0.4% 1 1 0
SERTRALINE 56 0.1% 5 3 4
ZOLPIDEM 54 0.3% 4 1 1
COCAINE 53 0.4% 8 3 0
MORPHINE 52 0.0% 18 4 0
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 48 0.6% 1 2 2
OLANZAPINE 44 0.1% 2 2 9
VENLAFAXINE 44 0.1% 3 4 4
DIAZEPAM 39 0.1% 8 2 11
FLUOXETINE 39 0.1% 29 3 1
LORAZEPAM 33 0.1% 2 2 8
PAROXETINE 33 0.2% 6 4 5
QUETIAPINE 33 0.1% 2 4 3
HYDROCODONE 26 0.1% 3 1 0
BUPRENORPHINE 25 0.0% 7 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Homicide

198 reports
106 reports
89 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)