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Mental status changes: Which Medications Cause It? (16,666 Reports Across 740 Drugs)

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Mental status changes has been reported as an adverse event with 740 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 16,666 total reports. 2,291 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Mental status changes are BACLOFEN, GABAPENTIN, and METFORMIN.

16,666
Total Reports
740
Drugs Involved
2,291
Deaths
11,535
Hospitalizations
55.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.9% / 49.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Mental status changes Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BACLOFEN 600 2.3% 15 462 104
GABAPENTIN 427 0.6% 24 319 52
METFORMIN 371 0.4% 29 347 144
CLOZAPINE 361 0.4% 15 322 24
PREDNISONE 357 0.2% 94 266 68
DUPILUMAB 354 0.1% 0 8 0
METHOTREXATE 352 0.1% 78 258 50
TACROLIMUS 339 0.4% 94 250 92
LENALIDOMIDE 316 0.1% 65 216 11
MORPHINE 310 0.3% 40 209 40
OXYCODONE 309 0.2% 26 211 34
ACETAMINOPHEN 305 0.2% 57 264 88
BUPROPION 286 0.8% 13 223 45
AMLODIPINE 284 0.4% 34 258 132
QUETIAPINE 268 0.4% 12 227 52
DEXAMETHASONE 265 0.2% 49 216 28
HYDROMORPHONE 254 0.3% 25 173 31
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 231 0.2% 58 174 25
LEVETIRACETAM 226 0.4% 12 180 53
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 215 0.2% 47 205 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Mental status changes

600 reports
427 reports
371 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)