Skip to main content
. 2021 Feb;38(2):62–67. doi: 10.12788/fp.0087

TABLE 2.

Mean Mortality Indices per 10,000 Exposures23

Pharmaceuticals Mortality Index
Acetaminophen 25.8

Diphenhydramine 4.8

Tricyclic antidepressants 40.7

Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor 7.2

Second-generation antidepressants
 Bupropion 7.5
 Venlafaxine 9.7
 Citalopram 4.2
 Sertraline 0.9
 Fluoxetine 0.8

Atypical antipsychotics
 Quetiapine 7.6
 Olanzapine 6.1
 Ziprasidone 5.6
 Risperidone 2.5
 Aripiprazole 0.0

Mood stabilizers
 Lithium 13.2
 Valproic acid 8.1
 Carbamazepine 5.6
 Lamotrigine 2.2