Ativan and Sedation

This page shows results related to Ativan and Sedation from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS). The adverse event Sedation has been reported to the FDA a total of 30 times for Ativan.

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Safety Comparison of Sedation in Ativan and Related Drugs

The Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR) for Ativan and Sedation is 7. The chart below compares this proportional reporting ratio of Sedation for drugs used in similar therapies to Ativan. The higher the proportional reporting ratio is, the more likely a drug is associated with Sedation.

	Sedation
Ativan	7

NOTE: The PRR metric is still in Beta testing by DrugCite and is intended for use by researchers only.

People Reporting Sedation Used Ativan For the Following Reasons

Of those reporting Sedation, why were they taking Ativan?

Anxiety	5
Convulsion	4
Muscle Relaxant Therapy	3
Panic Disorder	3
Sleep Disorder Therapy	2
Ill-defined Disorder	2
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Drug Use For Unknown Indication	1
Sleep Disorder	1
Confusional State	1
Insomnia	1
Bipolar Disorder	1
Agitation	1

Medications with the Adverse Event Sedation

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

Clozaril	480
Seroquel	427
Lyrica	405
Zyprexa	326
Risperdal	322
Clozapine	257
Oxycontin	192
Olanzapine	189
Geodon	189
Abilify	165
Morphine	157
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Chantix	154
Lorazepam	136
Neurontin	135
Duragesic-100	127
Morphine Sulfate	124
Gabapentin	112
Depakote	109
Saphris	104
Diazepam	100
Fentanyl	100
Cymbalta	96
Seroquel Xr	95
Risperidone	90
Xanax	86
Oxycodone Hcl	75
Zoloft	74
Alprazolam	73
Paxil	70
Lithium Carbonate	67
Invega	65
Clonazepam	62
Effexor Xr	61
Duragesic	59
Lamictal	59
Lexapro	58
Zometa	57
Zypadhera	55
Methadone Hcl	55
Mirtazapine	55
Tegretol	53
Fentanyl-100	53
Vioxx	51
Pristiq	51
Hydromorphone Hcl	49
Fentanyl Transdermal System	47
Risperdal Consta	46
Keppra	46
Haldol	45
Valproate Sodium	44
Clonidine	43
Haloperidol	43
Citalopram Hydrobromide	41
Quetiapine Fumarate	41
Leponex	40
Tramadol Hcl	40
Invega Sustenna	39
Lioresal	39
Forteo	39
Lamotrigine	39
Fluoxetine	38
Namenda	38
Wellbutrin	38
Trileptal	37
Thalomid	35
Prozac	34
Strattera	34
Frontal	34
Baclofen	33
Klonopin	33
Trazodone Hcl	33
Dilantin	32
Aripiprazole	32
Ativan	32
Carbamazepine	31
Midazolam Hcl	31
Sertraline Hydrochloride	31
Effexor	30
Aredia	30
Depakene	29
Valium	29
Paroxetine Hcl	29
Quetiapine	28
Omeprazole	26
Dilaudid	26
Acetaminophen	26
Phenytoin	25
Tysabri	25
Lipitor	25
Fosamax	24
Methadone	24
Fentanyl Citrate	24
Xenazine	24
Promethazine	24
Ambien	23
Varenicline	23
Depodur	22
Topamax	22
Atenolol	22
Amitriptyline Hcl	22
Requip	22

Scientific Publications on Sedation