Betaseron and Suicidal Ideation

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Betaseron and Suicidal Ideation

Age

40-49 Years	52
50-59 Years	43
20-29 Years	15
>60 Years	11
30-39 Years	8
10-19 Years	4

Gender

Male: 32%
Female: 68%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Suicidal Ideation?

Other	102
Hospitalization	57
Death	3
Disability	3
Life Threatening	2

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Suicidal Ideation?

Consumer	51
Physician	16
Other	14
Pharmacist	1

Therapy

Of those reporting Suicidal Ideation, why were they taking Betaseron?

Multiple Sclerosis	59
Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclero...	27
Drug Use For Unknown Indication	12
Secondary Progressive Multiple Scle...	3
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclero...	2

Other Medications

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

Chantix	4897
Accutane	2742
Seroquel	2002
Paxil	1818
Singulair	1523
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Neurontin	1305
Cymbalta	1118
Effexor Xr	1035
Oxycontin	928
Paroxetine Hcl	927
Lyrica	878
Strattera	756
Suboxone	699
Zoloft	681
Lexapro	585
Rebif	554
Effexor	492
Zyprexa	468
Pristiq	444
Paroxetine Hydrochloride	441
Seroxat	440
Paxil Cr	411
Risperdal	397
Champix	390
Metoclopramide	384
Vioxx	354
Fosamax	345
Xanax	335
Prozac	335
Pegasys	325
Wellbutrin	323
Avonex	318
Abilify	310
Mirapex	308
Lamictal	296
Keppra	294
Concerta	271
Seroquel Xr	267
Ribavirin	263
Peg-intron	259
Tysabri	259
Fluoxetine	253
Claravis	252
Gabapentin	251
Citalopram Hydrobromide	250
Isotretinoin	242
Amnesteem	237
Geodon	236
Zometa	232
Mirtazapine	214
Duragesic-100	213

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 Betaseron, view the complete Betaseron adverse event report.

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