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Abilify and Dyskinesia

This page shows results related to Abilify and Dyskinesia from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).

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Abilify and Dyskinesia

Age

40-49 Years
84
10-19 Years
69
>60 Years
58
50-59 Years
55
30-39 Years
45
20-29 Years
35
1-9 Years
32
0-12 Months
1

Gender

Male: 35%
Female: 54%
Gender Unknown: 11%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Dyskinesia?

Other
112
Hospitalization
74
Disability
20
Required Intervention
17
Death
16
Life Threatening
11
Congenital Anomaly
1

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Dyskinesia?

Consumer
224
Physician
166
Other
106
Pharmacist
7
Lawyer
5

Therapy

Of those reporting Dyskinesia, why were they taking Abilify?

Bipolar Disorder
97
Depression
53
Schizophrenia
37
Psychotic Disorder
24
Major Depression
18

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.*

YESNOUNKOWN
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.

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