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. 2017 Feb 26;9(2):e1059. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1059

Table 5. Top Adverse Events in the Pediatric Population.

The searches that have five or less PubMed articles are in bold.

Generic Name Event Pediatrics N Pediatrics
Aripiprazole WEIGHT INCREASED 102
Aripiprazole TREMOR 86
Aripiprazole DYSTONIA 82
Aripiprazole SOMNOLENCE 63
Aripiprazole EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDER 62
Aripiprazole OTHERS 3,087
Clozapine TACHYCARDIA 37
Clozapine GRANULOCYTOPENIA 32
Clozapine SOMNOLENCE 31
Clozapine WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT DECREASED 26
Clozapine SEDATION 21
Clozapine OTHERS 1,069
Haloperidol SOMNOLENCE 35
Haloperidol TREMOR 23
Haloperidol EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDER 18
Haloperidol MUSCLE SPASMS 15
Haloperidol NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME 14
Haloperidol OTHERS 770
Olanzapine WEIGHT INCREASED 106
Olanzapine AGGRESSION 69
Olanzapine SUICIDAL IDEATION 58
Olanzapine ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR 46
Olanzapine COMPLETED SUICIDE 44
Olanzapine OTHERS 3,755
Quetiapine WEIGHT INCREASED 121
Quetiapine SUICIDAL IDEATION 80
Quetiapine TACHYCARDIA 74
Quetiapine CONVULSION 72
Quetiapine AGGRESSION 70
Quetiapine OTHERS 4,745
Risperidone AGGRESSION 112
Risperidone WEIGHT INCREASED 69
Risperidone CONVULSION 66
Risperidone SUICIDAL IDEATION 65
Risperidone ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR 54
Risperidone OTHERS 4,015
Ziprasidone DYSTONIA 26
Ziprasidone SUICIDAL IDEATION 25
Ziprasidone DEPRESSION 20
Ziprasidone SUICIDE ATTEMPT 20
Ziprasidone WEIGHT INCREASED 19
Ziprasidone OTHERS 943