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Post-traumatic stress disorder: Which Medications Cause It? (5,060 Reports Across 330 Drugs)

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Post-traumatic stress disorder has been reported as an adverse event with 330 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,060 total reports. 102 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Post-traumatic stress disorder are OXYCODONE, ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE, and ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE.

5,060
Total Reports
330
Drugs Involved
102
Deaths
1,515
Hospitalizations
45.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.6% / 37.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Post-traumatic stress disorder Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 775 0.4% 37 145 10
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 642 0.6% 23 100 7
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 625 0.6% 21 92 3
TRAMADOL 459 0.6% 22 86 4
MORPHINE 451 0.4% 22 91 7
HYDROMORPHONE 396 0.5% 16 95 5
SODIUM OXYBATE 279 0.5% 0 63 2
BUPRENORPHINE 248 0.3% 9 54 5
ADALIMUMAB 177 0.0% 1 71 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 158 1.4% 8 36 2
ASPIRIN 142 0.2% 0 33 20
PREGABALIN 142 0.1% 1 56 29
ETANERCEPT 138 0.0% 0 8 14
RITUXIMAB 129 0.1% 0 6 26
SERTRALINE 124 0.2% 8 30 9
DULOXETINE 121 0.2% 1 44 27
FENTANYL 119 0.1% 6 24 2
CETIRIZINE 116 0.2% 0 1 20
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 112 0.4% 0 4 20
CLONAZEPAM 111 0.3% 0 42 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Post-traumatic stress disorder

775 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)