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Adderall and Memory Impairment

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Adderall and Memory Impairment

Age

20-29 Years
10
30-39 Years
6
40-49 Years
5
10-19 Years
2
50-59 Years
2
1-9 Years
1

Gender

Male: 62%
Female: 36%
Gender Unknown: 2%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Memory Impairment?

Other
32
Hospitalization
12
Required Intervention
6
Disability
4
Death
1

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Memory Impairment?

Consumer
24
Physician
6
Other
4

Therapy

Of those reporting Memory Impairment, why were they taking Adderall?

Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Dis...
19
Drug Abuse
7
Memory Impairment
3
Tic
2
Nervousness
1

Other Medications

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

Tysabri
4047
Avonex
2361
Chantix
1156
Lyrica
1099
Forteo
923
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Paxil
696
Seroquel
658
Fosamax
657
Vioxx
624
Lipitor
591
Enbrel
488
Cymbalta
437
Neurontin
436
Humira
419
Rebif
406
Zometa
342
Nexium
337
Humalog
318
Peg-intron
315
Paroxetine Hcl
284
Byetta
274
Ribavirin
274
Exelon
270
Oxycontin
269
Lamictal
260
Pegasys
255
Crestor
249
Betaseron
243
Aredia
230
Remicade
223
Zoloft
214
Topamax
212
Xanax
205
Effexor Xr
203
Celebrex
200
Seroquel Xr
186
Zyprexa
182
Keppra
175
Duragesic-100
167
Rebetol
166
Gabapentin
164
Digoxin
163
Simvastatin
157
Pristiq
151
Champix
150
Tegretol
148
Suboxone
145
Geodon
141
Seroxat
140
Ambien
137
Diovan
137

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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