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Irritability: Which Medications Cause It? (40,220 Reports Across 962 Drugs)

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Irritability has been reported as an adverse event with 962 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 40,220 total reports. 622 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Irritability are DULOXETINE, LEVOTHYROXINE, and LEVETIRACETAM.

40,220
Total Reports
962
Drugs Involved
622
Deaths
6,017
Hospitalizations
43.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.8% / 40.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Irritability Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DULOXETINE 3,554 6.8% 25 304 44
LEVOTHYROXINE 1,692 2.7% 1 120 12
LEVETIRACETAM 1,067 1.7% 10 246 21
ARIPIPRAZOLE 851 1.3% 1 297 24
LEVONORGESTREL 796 0.7% 2 47 18
RIBAVIRIN 775 1.8% 12 51 6
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 745 4.7% 1 32 11
PREGABALIN 736 0.7% 5 150 19
METHYLPHENIDATE 735 2.4% 1 91 12
QUETIAPINE 638 0.9% 25 279 35
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A 612 2.5% 6 25 7
MONTELUKAST 572 2.1% 4 54 56
SERTRALINE 567 1.0% 6 162 40
BUPROPION 554 1.6% 10 72 14
RISPERIDONE 513 0.7% 20 261 21
VENLAFAXINE 511 1.1% 4 113 20
OLANZAPINE 509 1.0% 7 286 32
ADALIMUMAB 507 0.1% 15 88 7
OXYCODONE 500 0.3% 42 131 16
GABAPENTIN 484 0.7% 12 146 18

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Irritability

3,554 reports
1,692 reports
1,067 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)