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Intentional drug misuse: Which Medications Cause It? (1,665 Reports Across 122 Drugs)

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Intentional drug misuse has been reported as an adverse event with 122 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,665 total reports. 622 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Intentional drug misuse are DIPHENHYDRAMINE, ACETAMINOPHEN, and OXYCODONE.

1,665
Total Reports
122
Drugs Involved
622
Deaths
186
Hospitalizations
51.7 yrs
Average Patient Age

Which Drugs Cause Intentional drug misuse Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 193 0.8% 189 0 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 136 0.1% 135 9 0
OXYCODONE 135 0.1% 127 3 0
NEXIUM 121 6.2% 1 33 3
ETHANOL 111 10.7% 110 3 0
ALPRAZOLAM 102 0.2% 97 3 0
HEROIN 101 11.6% 94 5 1
MORPHINE 95 0.1% 87 3 1
METHADONE 94 0.4% 91 0 0
DIAZEPAM 92 0.2% 85 6 0
COCAINE 84 0.6% 80 4 1
CITALOPRAM 81 1.9% 78 0 0
TRAMADOL 72 0.1% 66 3 0
MYRBETRIQ 68 8.5% 1 3 0
TECFIDERA 67 0.6% 0 1 0
FENTANYL 60 0.1% 56 4 0
ALEVE CAPLET 49 4.0% 0 0 0
NICORETTE OTC 48 38.4% 0 0 0
NICORETTE OTC, UNSPECIFIED 45 21.4% 0 0 0
QUETIAPINE 42 0.1% 32 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Intentional drug misuse

193 reports
136 reports
135 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)