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Onychophagia: Which Medications Cause It? (184 Reports Across 28 Drugs)

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Onychophagia has been reported as an adverse event with 28 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 184 total reports. 1 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Onychophagia are CLONAZEPAM, METHYLPHENIDATE, and LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE.

184
Total Reports
28
Drugs Involved
1
Deaths
32
Hospitalizations
30.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.2% / 47.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Onychophagia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CLONAZEPAM 18 0.1% 0 16 13
METHYLPHENIDATE 18 0.1% 0 1 0
LISDEXAMFETAMINE DIMESYLATE 17 0.1% 0 0 0
RISPERIDONE 17 0.0% 0 16 11
ATOMOXETINE 13 0.1% 0 11 11
MONTELUKAST 13 0.1% 0 0 2
AMISULPRIDE 11 0.4% 0 11 11
PROCYCLIDINE 11 1.7% 0 11 11
PROMETHAZINE\PROMETHAZINE 11 0.7% 0 11 11
AMLODIPINE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
ATORVASTATIN 10 0.0% 0 0 0
INDAPAMIDE 10 0.2% 0 0 0
RAMIPRIL 10 0.0% 0 0 0
SODIUM OXYBATE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
VENLAFAXINE 10 0.0% 0 0 0
LEVETIRACETAM 9 0.0% 0 0 0
VITAMINS 9 0.3% 0 0 0
OLANZAPINE 6 0.0% 0 6 0
AMITRIPTYLINE 5 0.0% 0 5 0
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 5 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Onychophagia

18 reports
18 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)