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Poisoning: Which Medications Cause It? (7,394 Reports Across 479 Drugs)

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Poisoning has been reported as an adverse event with 479 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,394 total reports. 2,750 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Poisoning are DIAZEPAM, ALPRAZOLAM, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

7,394
Total Reports
479
Drugs Involved
2,750
Deaths
2,379
Hospitalizations
43.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.2% / 47.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Poisoning Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DIAZEPAM 816 2.1% 506 194 90
ALPRAZOLAM 757 1.6% 475 120 35
ACETAMINOPHEN 599 0.4% 293 253 67
COCAINE 572 4.0% 331 118 71
QUETIAPINE 562 0.8% 211 272 66
MORPHINE 455 0.4% 395 45 13
METHADONE 442 1.7% 352 72 47
TRAMADOL 430 0.6% 192 155 31
OXYCODONE 415 0.2% 349 44 22
CLONAZEPAM 389 1.0% 177 133 54
ALCOHOL 366 1.7% 250 70 12
OXAZEPAM 352 2.8% 213 84 50
PREGABALIN 339 0.3% 101 170 66
CODEINE 282 1.3% 243 27 9
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 268 3.1% 48 91 42
LORAZEPAM 262 0.8% 84 132 40
OLANZAPINE 250 0.5% 52 114 49
SERTRALINE 246 0.4% 104 72 43
VENLAFAXINE 227 0.5% 94 73 30
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 199 0.8% 172 12 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Poisoning

816 reports
757 reports
599 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)