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Withdrawal syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (32,730 Reports Across 580 Drugs)

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Withdrawal syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 580 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 32,730 total reports. 1,075 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Withdrawal syndrome are ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE, PREGABALIN, and OXYCODONE.

32,730
Total Reports
580
Drugs Involved
1,075
Deaths
6,186
Hospitalizations
47.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.5% / 40.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Withdrawal syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 4,046 4.1% 239 171 13
PREGABALIN 3,329 3.3% 14 719 75
OXYCODONE 2,798 1.5% 471 421 36
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 2,636 2.4% 158 191 17
FENTANYL 1,948 2.1% 68 271 30
MORPHINE 1,674 1.4% 165 312 22
TRAMADOL 1,582 2.1% 73 377 23
VENLAFAXINE 1,516 3.2% 23 271 129
DULOXETINE 1,328 2.5% 19 191 102
BUPRENORPHINE 1,266 1.5% 52 227 18
HYDROMORPHONE 1,040 1.3% 158 224 13
CLONAZEPAM 980 2.5% 16 265 86
CETIRIZINE 935 2.0% 0 6 1
SERTRALINE 914 1.5% 7 249 72
ALPRAZOLAM 876 1.8% 34 391 67
BACLOFEN 786 3.1% 13 354 61
OXYMORPHONE 757 2.0% 46 30 3
GABAPENTIN 751 1.0% 22 299 61
PAROXETINE 603 2.8% 34 164 46
QUETIAPINE 600 0.8% 22 273 67

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Withdrawal syndrome

4,046 reports
3,329 reports
2,798 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)