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Nightmare: Which Medications Cause It? (22,858 Reports Across 697 Drugs)

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Nightmare has been reported as an adverse event with 697 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 22,858 total reports. 310 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Nightmare are DULOXETINE, MONTELUKAST, and VARENICLINE.

22,858
Total Reports
697
Drugs Involved
310
Deaths
2,653
Hospitalizations
51.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.8% / 40.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Nightmare Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DULOXETINE 1,920 3.7% 11 105 29
MONTELUKAST 1,214 4.5% 6 121 88
VARENICLINE 978 4.8% 10 57 17
VENLAFAXINE 804 1.7% 23 102 27
GABAPENTIN 761 1.0% 1 64 14
SERTRALINE 733 1.2% 6 202 286
SUVOREXANT 723 7.7% 0 10 4
ACETAMINOPHEN 561 0.4% 6 27 2
PIMAVANSERIN 508 1.1% 54 82 0
MORPHINE 500 0.4% 13 51 10
NICOTINE 472 1.5% 0 7 1
AMITRIPTYLINE 454 2.2% 13 45 36
QUETIAPINE 444 0.6% 11 155 90
PROPRANOLOL 441 2.3% 1 10 1
CODEINE 428 2.0% 0 34 29
DICLOFENAC 426 0.5% 0 8 0
HYDROMORPHONE 417 0.5% 8 39 10
OXYCODONE 416 0.2% 21 66 14
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 400 0.4% 10 25 1
ESOMEPRAZOLE 395 0.5% 0 31 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Nightmare

1,920 reports
1,214 reports
978 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)