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Suspected suicide: Which Medications Cause It? (3,637 Reports Across 252 Drugs)

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Suspected suicide has been reported as an adverse event with 252 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,637 total reports. 3,596 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Suspected suicide are BUPROPION, METOPROLOL, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

3,637
Total Reports
252
Drugs Involved
3,596
Deaths
1,370
Hospitalizations
52.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.6% / 39.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Suspected suicide Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BUPROPION 619 1.7% 619 377 0
METOPROLOL 558 1.4% 558 189 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 538 0.4% 522 258 2
AMLODIPINE 528 0.8% 528 190 0
ALCOHOL 462 2.1% 462 164 0
QUETIAPINE 454 0.6% 454 152 1
METFORMIN 412 0.5% 412 117 0
GABAPENTIN 346 0.5% 345 134 0
LISINOPRIL 322 0.9% 322 86 0
IBUPROFEN 285 0.3% 279 143 1
ALPRAZOLAM 282 0.6% 281 95 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 274 0.3% 272 46 0
LAMOTRIGINE 244 0.5% 244 108 0
DILTIAZEM 214 1.5% 212 61 0
FLUOXETINE 210 0.7% 210 74 0
OXYCODONE 208 0.1% 208 44 0
TRAZODONE 207 1.1% 207 78 0
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 204 0.8% 202 78 1
HYDROXYZINE 194 1.6% 194 85 0
CLONAZEPAM 191 0.5% 191 76 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Suspected suicide

619 reports
558 reports
538 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)