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Impaired driving ability: Which Medications Cause It? (6,901 Reports Across 358 Drugs)

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Impaired driving ability has been reported as an adverse event with 358 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,901 total reports. 137 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Impaired driving ability are OXYCODONE, PREGABALIN, and LEVOTHYROXINE.

6,901
Total Reports
358
Drugs Involved
137
Deaths
1,152
Hospitalizations
53.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.4% / 34.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Impaired driving ability Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 702 0.4% 74 99 6
PREGABALIN 440 0.4% 3 63 2
LEVOTHYROXINE 257 0.4% 0 29 1
MORPHINE 247 0.2% 31 56 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 223 0.2% 36 50 1
FENTANYL 222 0.2% 18 25 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 211 0.2% 31 48 2
GABAPENTIN 194 0.3% 4 25 0
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 177 1.1% 4 5 3
ALPRAZOLAM 155 0.3% 12 32 6
BUPRENORPHINE 154 0.2% 12 29 1
HYDROMORPHONE 153 0.2% 27 27 1
ALCOHOL 150 0.7% 15 12 1
HYDROCODONE 149 0.3% 14 22 0
TRAMADOL 145 0.2% 24 38 0
ADALIMUMAB 136 0.0% 1 50 1
METHAMPHETAMINE 134 1.6% 10 11 1
CLONAZEPAM 127 0.3% 2 30 11
TERIFLUNOMIDE 116 0.3% 3 54 1
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 113 1.3% 3 4 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Impaired driving ability

702 reports
440 reports
257 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)