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Self injurious behaviour: Which Medications Cause It? (968 Reports Across 88 Drugs)

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Self injurious behaviour has been reported as an adverse event with 88 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 968 total reports. 39 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Self injurious behaviour are HALOPERIDOL, RISPERIDONE, and SERTRALINE.

968
Total Reports
88
Drugs Involved
39
Deaths
302
Hospitalizations
35.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.4% / 43.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Self injurious behaviour Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HALOPERIDOL 112 0.7% 0 25 0
RISPERIDONE 98 0.1% 1 23 5
SERTRALINE 77 0.1% 20 38 21
ACETAMINOPHEN 58 0.0% 21 46 2
LORAZEPAM 57 0.2% 0 17 0
TOPIRAMATE 52 0.2% 0 7 1
PALIPERIDONE 49 0.1% 2 7 0
OLANZAPINE 45 0.1% 1 19 4
VENLAFAXINE 38 0.1% 21 26 2
IBUPROFEN 37 0.0% 21 31 0
QUETIAPINE 37 0.1% 1 16 4
VALPROATE 33 0.2% 0 4 2
ARIPIPRAZOLE 30 0.1% 0 12 3
METOPROLOL 30 0.1% 21 19 0
DELORAZEPAM 29 1.7% 0 6 2
HALDOL 29 15.5% 0 5 2
LEVETIRACETAM 29 0.1% 0 4 0
ALPRAZOLAM 28 0.1% 0 11 1
AMLODIPINE 28 0.0% 20 23 0
CLOZAPINE 28 0.0% 2 18 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Self injurious behaviour

112 reports
98 reports
77 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)