Abilify and Tardive Dyskinesia

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Abilify and Tardive Dyskinesia

Age

50-59 Years	118
>60 Years	112
40-49 Years	100
10-19 Years	54
30-39 Years	43
20-29 Years	33
1-9 Years	32

Gender

Male: 31%
Female: 55%
Gender Unknown: 14%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Tardive Dyskinesia?

Other	111
Hospitalization	46
Disability	32
Required Intervention	27
Life Threatening	5
Death	2
Congenital Anomaly	1

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Tardive Dyskinesia?

Physician	391
Consumer	295
Other	105
Lawyer	2
Pharmacist	2

Therapy

Of those reporting Tardive Dyskinesia, why were they taking Abilify?

Bipolar Disorder	159
Depression	63
Major Depression	40
Psychotic Disorder	26
Schizophrenia	23

Other Medications

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

Metoclopramide	18452
Reglan	6940
Metoclopramide Hydrochloride	1800
Seroquel	1503
Abilify	875
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Geodon	528
Risperdal	520
Zyprexa	231
Risperidone	120
Risperdal Consta	116
Invega	116
Metoclopramide Hcl	109
Haldol	98
Cymbalta	96
Metoclopramide Tablets Usp, 10 Mg (...	93
Lexapro	76
Seroquel Xr	72
Zoloft	66
Haloperidol	62
Clozapine	59
Clozaril	58
Xanax	52
Invega Sustenna	50
Wellbutrin	45
Saphris	43
Aripiprazole	38
Neurontin	36
Fluoxetine	36
Citalopram Hydrobromide	35
Restoril	35
Olanzapine	31
Trazodone Hcl	29
Quetiapine	29
Mirtazapine	25
Cogentin	24
Lamictal	23
Effexor Xr	22
Xenazine	22
Provigil	21
Effexor	20
Paxil	19
Lithium Carbonate	19
Depakote	18
Celexa	18
Concerta	18
Paroxetine Hcl	16
Lariam	16
Lyrica	15
Haloperidol Decanoate	14
Remeron	14
Quetiapine Fumarate	14

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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