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Overdose: Which Medications Cause It? (170,371 Reports Across 1,715 Drugs)

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Overdose has been reported as an adverse event with 1,715 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 170,371 total reports. 32,489 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Overdose are OXYCODONE, ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE, and ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE.

170,371
Total Reports
1,715
Drugs Involved
32,489
Deaths
40,049
Hospitalizations
43.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.4% / 49.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Overdose Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 51,222 26.9% 17,035 3,302 613
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 30,936 28.4% 9,570 1,709 136
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 29,876 30.0% 11,176 1,614 155
MORPHINE 26,942 22.3% 9,637 2,041 428
HYDROMORPHONE 25,322 30.4% 9,229 1,528 178
BUPRENORPHINE 13,977 17.0% 6,924 1,047 265
ADAPALENE 13,263 7.3% 2 3 0
FENTANYL 12,762 13.5% 8,277 1,331 364
TRAMADOL 12,705 16.8% 2,989 1,915 458
HYDROCODONE 11,585 24.2% 7,001 527 59
OXYMORPHONE 9,852 25.9% 6,994 259 22
AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE 9,745 7.5% 0 2 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 7,917 5.8% 1,751 5,033 1,124
ASPIRIN\OXYCODONE 6,882 26.7% 6,199 174 9
TAPENTADOL 5,843 20.0% 5,582 221 12
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 4,000 34.2% 647 330 29
METHADONE 3,472 13.2% 1,240 553 155
QUETIAPINE 3,279 4.5% 800 1,910 767
ALPRAZOLAM 2,967 6.1% 1,205 1,167 271
AMLODIPINE 2,609 4.0% 432 2,121 982

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Overdose

51,222 reports
30,936 reports
29,876 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)