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Somnambulism: Which Medications Cause It? (4,253 Reports Across 204 Drugs)

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Somnambulism has been reported as an adverse event with 204 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,253 total reports. 87 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Somnambulism are SODIUM OXYBATE, ZOLPIDEM, and MONTELUKAST.

4,253
Total Reports
204
Drugs Involved
87
Deaths
652
Hospitalizations
46.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.1% / 37.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Somnambulism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SODIUM OXYBATE 957 1.6% 2 107 2
ZOLPIDEM 490 2.3% 18 58 32
MONTELUKAST 174 0.6% 2 27 7
QUETIAPINE 155 0.2% 0 50 3
CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE 140 1.9% 0 41 1
ZOLPIDEM\ZOLPIDEM 136 2.3% 22 21 15
OLANZAPINE 133 0.3% 0 51 2
SUVOREXANT 132 1.4% 0 6 3
VARENICLINE 78 0.4% 2 10 2
DULOXETINE 76 0.2% 2 14 1
PREGABALIN 74 0.1% 0 23 2
CLONAZEPAM 72 0.2% 0 31 1
TRAMADOL 71 0.1% 3 8 1
SERTRALINE 65 0.1% 0 36 4
ARIPIPRAZOLE 61 0.1% 0 16 1
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 59 0.4% 0 6 4
VENLAFAXINE 54 0.1% 0 27 1
DIAZEPAM 52 0.1% 0 19 2
GABAPENTIN 52 0.1% 0 12 1
OXYCODONE 52 0.0% 1 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Somnambulism

957 reports
490 reports
174 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)