Abilify and Medication Error

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Abilify and Medication Error

Age

1-9 Years	22
10-19 Years	18
>60 Years	13
40-49 Years	12
30-39 Years	7
50-59 Years	5
20-29 Years	2

Gender

Male: 32%
Female: 60%
Gender Unknown: 8%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Medication Error?

Other	32
Hospitalization	24
Death	5
Disability	4
Life Threatening	3
Required Intervention	1

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Medication Error?

Consumer	42
Other	29
Physician	12
Pharmacist	10

Therapy

Of those reporting Medication Error, why were they taking Abilify?

Depression	12
Bipolar Disorder	7
Schizophrenia	5
Major Depression	3
Accidental Exposure	2

Other Medications

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

Forteo	841
Byetta	769
Chantix	340
Duragesic	317
Acetaminophen	314
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Oxycontin	304
Lantus	296
Humalog	268
Seroquel	236
Wellbutrin	214
Vioxx	201
Risperdal	194
Cymbalta	185
Morphine Sulfate	183
Mirena	181
Clozaril	181
Duragesic-100	173
Methotrexate	170
Humira	167
Fentora	159
Lipitor	156
Lamictal	151
Fentanyl	144
Neurontin	138
Strattera	138
Fuzeon	134
Morphine	131
Symlin	130
Toprol-xl	130
Zyprexa	128
Zocor	126
Propofol	125
Excedrin (migraine)	124
Coumadin	123
Digoxin	121
Advair Diskus 100/50	117
Aspirin	116
Topamax	116
Viagra	115
Humulin N	113
Wellbutrin Xl	113
Abilify	109
Oxycodone Hcl	109
Zyrtec	107
Fosamax	107
Spiriva	103
Warfarin Sodium	101
Lyrica	98
Clozapine	95
Humulin R	93
Lovenox	91

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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