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Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Which Medications Cause It? (5,182 Reports Across 242 Drugs)

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder has been reported as an adverse event with 242 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,182 total reports. 61 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Obsessive-compulsive disorder are ARIPIPRAZOLE, QUETIAPINE, and CLOZAPINE.

5,182
Total Reports
242
Drugs Involved
61
Deaths
1,748
Hospitalizations
37.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.4% / 49.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Obsessive-compulsive disorder Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ARIPIPRAZOLE 1,675 2.5% 5 851 22
QUETIAPINE 368 0.5% 1 253 24
CLOZAPINE 345 0.4% 10 255 20
OLANZAPINE 337 0.7% 0 230 19
MONTELUKAST 314 1.2% 1 48 26
RISPERIDONE 292 0.4% 5 219 21
FLUOXETINE 269 0.9% 1 203 31
LITHIUM 238 1.6% 0 203 2
LAMOTRIGINE 198 0.4% 0 48 2
CLOMIPRAMINE 187 4.9% 0 173 2
GABAPENTIN 185 0.3% 0 172 1
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 181 0.7% 0 147 2
SERTRALINE 170 0.3% 0 78 12
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 166 0.3% 9 73 5
AMISULPRIDE 162 5.1% 0 158 1
ZIPRASIDONE 161 4.5% 0 155 1
FLUPENTIXOL 159 13.9% 0 158 1
LOXAPINE 158 3.7% 0 158 1
ASENAPINE 157 5.5% 0 155 2
HALOPERIDOL 157 1.0% 0 149 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Obsessive-compulsive disorder

1,675 reports
368 reports
345 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)