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Pathological gambling: Which Medications Cause It? (221 Reports Across 16 Drugs)

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Pathological gambling has been reported as an adverse event with 16 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 221 total reports. 5 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pathological gambling are ARIPIPRAZOLE, PRAMIPEXOLE, and ROPINIROLE.

221
Total Reports
16
Drugs Involved
5
Deaths
29
Hospitalizations
54.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.4% / 45.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pathological gambling Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ARIPIPRAZOLE 110 0.2% 0 3 0
PRAMIPEXOLE 35 0.6% 2 12 5
ROPINIROLE 26 0.6% 2 9 0
LAMOTRIGINE 11 0.0% 0 1 0
RASAGILINE 11 0.4% 0 1 0
LEVETIRACETAM 10 0.0% 0 0 0
BENSERAZIDE\LEVODOPA 9 0.5% 2 2 0
LEVODOPA 9 0.1% 4 5 0
BROMOCRIPTINE 8 0.9% 0 1 0
ENTACAPONE 8 0.6% 2 2 0
CARBIDOPA\ENTACAPONE\LEVODOPA 7 0.3% 2 3 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 7 0.0% 0 2 0
L-DOPA 6 31.6% 0 0 0
MIRAPEX 6 7.8% 1 1 0
PAROXETINE\PAROXETINE 6 0.6% 0 0 0
REQUIP 5 3.2% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pathological gambling

110 reports
35 reports
26 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)