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Suicidal ideation: Which Medications Cause It? (58,503 Reports Across 1,059 Drugs)

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Suicidal ideation has been reported as an adverse event with 1,059 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 58,503 total reports. 1,389 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Suicidal ideation are DULOXETINE, ARIPIPRAZOLE, and SERTRALINE.

58,503
Total Reports
1,059
Drugs Involved
1,389
Deaths
14,386
Hospitalizations
42.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.4% / 39.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Suicidal ideation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DULOXETINE 4,014 7.7% 51 611 270
ARIPIPRAZOLE 2,618 4.0% 36 1,301 213
SERTRALINE 2,168 3.6% 108 828 379
QUETIAPINE 2,072 2.8% 94 1,059 339
PREGABALIN 1,718 1.7% 34 452 197
VENLAFAXINE 1,699 3.5% 75 577 256
OXYCODONE 1,654 0.9% 166 354 64
SODIUM OXYBATE 1,403 2.3% 3 313 7
MONTELUKAST 1,375 5.1% 21 233 288
FINASTERIDE 1,301 8.4% 49 240 333
FLUOXETINE 1,298 4.2% 58 489 186
RISPERIDONE 1,267 1.6% 33 625 122
ESKETAMINE 1,254 8.3% 14 361 76
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 1,193 3.9% 52 424 205
OLANZAPINE 1,191 2.3% 55 536 162
GABAPENTIN 1,185 1.6% 26 324 205
BUPROPION 1,172 3.3% 28 464 129
ISOTRETINOIN 1,120 3.2% 13 147 80
MIRTAZAPINE 1,115 3.9% 93 461 242
ADALIMUMAB 1,106 0.2% 14 224 93

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Suicidal ideation

4,014 reports
2,618 reports
2,168 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)