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Table 6 Top 20 medications associated with intentional self-injury ranked by ROR

From: An exploratory study evaluating the 20 medications most commonly associated with suicidal ideation and self-injurious behavior in the FAERS database

Ranking

Drug name

Frequency

ROR (95%Cl)

PRR (X2)

1

Sertraline

959

22.13 (20.73-23.63)

21.96 (18002.68)

2

Zolpidem

302

18.77 (16.75-21.05)

18.64 (4945.59)

3

Alprazolam

464

17.81 (16.23-19.53)

17.69 (7089.39)

4

Quetiapine

886

16.94 (15.83-18.14)

16.84 (12452.33)

5

Fluoxetine

366

15.34 (13.83-17.03)

15.26 (4763)

6

Olanzapine

575

14.52 (13.36-15.79)

14.44 (6931.07)

7

Citalopram

509

11.86 (10.86-12.96)

11.81 (4873.82)

8

Venlafaxine

362

7.84 (7.06-8.7)

7.82 (2102.61)

9

Lamotrigine

248

6.07 (5.35-6.88)

6.06 (1030.82)

10

Aripiprazole

306

4.78 (4.27-5.35)

4.77 (894.62)

11

Ibuprofen

217

3.61 (3.15-4.12)

3.6 (402.44)

12

Gabapentin

196

3.25 (2.82-3.74)

3.25 (301.04)

13

Acetaminophen

311

2.83 (2.53-3.17)

2.83 (360.39)

14

Bupropion

86

2.54 (2.05-3.14)

2.54 (79.63)

15

Duloxetine

170

2.32 (1.99-2.7)

2.32 (126.14)

16

Pregabalin

150

1.5 (1.27-1.76)

1.5 (24.46)

17

Amlodipine

61

1.1 (0.85-1.41)

1.1 (0.53)

18

Metformin

73

1.05 (0.83-1.32)

1.05 (0.18)

19

Oxycodone

147

0.72 (0.61-0.85)

0.72 (15.94)

20

Sodium oxybate

46

0.61 (0.46-0.82)

0.61 (11.22)