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Intentional product misuse: Which Medications Cause It? (82,111 Reports Across 1,460 Drugs)

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Intentional product misuse has been reported as an adverse event with 1,460 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 82,111 total reports. 6,057 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Intentional product misuse are ETANERCEPT, PREGABALIN, and BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL.

82,111
Total Reports
1,460
Drugs Involved
6,057
Deaths
15,574
Hospitalizations
54.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.6% / 37.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Intentional product misuse Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 3,992 1.1% 184 384 122
PREGABALIN 3,731 3.6% 352 842 196
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 3,399 9.3% 37 532 43
ACETAMINOPHEN 2,924 2.1% 1,697 1,511 317
ESOMEPRAZOLE 2,852 3.8% 25 494 125
MINOXIDIL 2,418 4.0% 0 11 2
TOFACITINIB 2,331 1.5% 112 299 83
CINACALCET 2,092 4.9% 1 78 0
QUETIAPINE 1,855 2.5% 324 591 172
ALPRAZOLAM 1,709 3.5% 435 695 92
TERIPARATIDE 1,503 2.1% 0 9 1
IBUPROFEN 1,500 1.7% 230 538 116
ADALIMUMAB 1,483 0.3% 175 373 97
DUPILUMAB 1,436 0.4% 1 27 1
EXENATIDE 1,433 4.6% 1 87 5
MORPHINE 1,421 1.2% 774 314 83
DULOXETINE 1,418 2.7% 65 179 24
MIRABEGRON 1,416 6.9% 18 62 15
GABAPENTIN 1,414 1.9% 491 399 164
DIAZEPAM 1,345 3.5% 402 634 119

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Intentional product misuse

3,992 reports
3,731 reports
3,399 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)