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Major depression: Which Medications Cause It? (4,941 Reports Across 334 Drugs)

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Major depression has been reported as an adverse event with 334 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,941 total reports. 191 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Major depression are VENLAFAXINE, OXYCODONE, and TRAMADOL.

4,941
Total Reports
334
Drugs Involved
191
Deaths
1,660
Hospitalizations
47.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.6% / 38.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Major depression Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VENLAFAXINE 356 0.7% 1 100 50
OXYCODONE 327 0.2% 44 108 10
TRAMADOL 324 0.4% 20 52 33
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 272 0.9% 2 42 40
FLUOXETINE 249 0.8% 0 35 37
ACETAMINOPHEN 234 0.2% 3 38 48
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 208 0.2% 29 67 7
ESOMEPRAZOLE 203 0.3% 2 16 36
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 195 0.2% 33 65 2
SODIUM OXYBATE 189 0.3% 0 26 0
TOFACITINIB 187 0.1% 0 10 37
AMLODIPINE 178 0.3% 1 3 31
MOCLOBEMIDE 176 38.2% 0 8 33
MONTELUKAST 170 0.6% 1 64 14
VALSARTAN 166 0.8% 0 2 29
QUETIAPINE 158 0.2% 6 103 28
MORPHINE 149 0.1% 17 49 4
HYDROMORPHONE 148 0.2% 20 52 5
ARIPIPRAZOLE 142 0.2% 3 56 9
DULOXETINE 128 0.3% 1 41 11

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Major depression

356 reports
327 reports
324 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)