Abilify and Aggression

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Abilify and Aggression

Age

10-19 Years	64
20-29 Years	40
1-9 Years	36
40-49 Years	33
30-39 Years	22
>60 Years	15
50-59 Years	10

Gender

Male: 63%
Female: 32%
Gender Unknown: 5%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Aggression?

Other	106
Hospitalization	82
Death	18
Life Threatening	16
Disability	6
Required Intervention	2

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Aggression?

Consumer	115
Other	59
Physician	45
Pharmacist	9

Therapy

Of those reporting Aggression, why were they taking Abilify?

Schizophrenia	44
Bipolar Disorder	40
Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Dis...	16
Depression	13
Autism	11

Other Medications

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Aggression?

Chantix	3857
Paxil	1291
Singulair	858
Seroquel	766
Strattera	751
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Paroxetine Hcl	576
Seroxat	542
Risperdal	447
Zyprexa	432
Zoloft	377
Lyrica	375
Exelon	319
Cymbalta	312
Keppra	311
Effexor Xr	308
Concerta	306
Abilify	274
Lamictal	272
Champix	265
Neurontin	255
Oxycontin	249
Clozaril	246
Risperidone	237
Namenda	234
Vyvanse	225
Risperdal Consta	217
Effexor	216
Accutane	212
Ritalin	212
Geodon	211
Clozapine	208
Paroxetine Hydrochloride	205
Lexapro	194
Alcohol	189
Prozac	176
Citalopram Hydrobromide	173
Pristiq	172
Xanax	158
Seroquel Xr	155
Mirtazapine	155
Wellbutrin	153
Diazepam	148
Olanzapine	147
Lamotrigine	146
Peg-intron	146
Paxil Cr	133
Depakote	130
Varenicline Tartrate	130
Ambien	128
Zyban	127
Haldol	125

Is the adverse drug reaction you’re experiencing actually due to the drug you took?

The Naranjo Scale is a questionnaire for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction is actually due to the drug or caused by other factors. Probability is assigned via a score termed definite, probable, possible or doubtful.^*

	YES	NO	UNKOWN
Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction?
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered?
Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered?
Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered?
Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction?
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given?
Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic?
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased?
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure?
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence?

Probability of an Adverse Event

Doubtful

Possible

Probable

Definite

^*Naranjo, et al. "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions." Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981 Aug;30(2):239-45.

To learn more about all adverse events for Abilify, view the complete Abilify adverse event report.

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