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Tension: Which Medications Cause It? (3,772 Reports Across 261 Drugs)

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Tension has been reported as an adverse event with 261 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,772 total reports. 93 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Tension are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, QUETIAPINE, and OLANZAPINE.

3,772
Total Reports
261
Drugs Involved
93
Deaths
1,058
Hospitalizations
52.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.0% / 40.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Tension Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 502 0.9% 25 240 8
QUETIAPINE 127 0.2% 1 83 3
OLANZAPINE 124 0.2% 0 99 3
PREGABALIN 108 0.1% 0 45 11
LEVOTHYROXINE 105 0.2% 0 11 5
ARIPIPRAZOLE 102 0.2% 1 75 0
CLONAZEPAM 93 0.2% 0 48 6
SERTRALINE 83 0.1% 0 29 1
DULOXETINE 80 0.2% 0 10 1
CLOZAPINE 71 0.1% 0 48 0
VENLAFAXINE 66 0.1% 0 31 4
ADALIMUMAB 64 0.0% 0 14 0
RISPERIDONE 57 0.1% 0 36 0
TERIPARATIDE 54 0.1% 0 1 0
FLUOXETINE 52 0.2% 0 17 6
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 49 0.2% 0 5 0
TESTOSTERONE 46 0.2% 3 17 0
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 45 0.1% 5 37 0
DIAZEPAM 45 0.1% 0 36 0
METOPROLOL 44 0.1% 0 6 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Tension

502 reports
127 reports
124 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)