AdverseEvents, Inc. released a report identifying FDA approved medications that are most associated with causing brain-related side effects.
From the press release:
The top drug linked to memory loss (amnesia) side effects was Ambien CR (an insomnia medication). Others in the top 25 included Neurontin, Lyrica, and Topomax (medicines used for epilepsy, pain and bipolar disorder), Xyrem (narcolepsy medicine), Tysabri and Avonex (multiple sclerosis treatments), Lipitor (a cholesterol medicine), Xanax and Klonopin (anxiolytics), Chantix (smoking cessation) and Detrol (incontinence medicine). Among the statins, Lipitor, Mevacor, Zocor, and Pravachol all had elevated signals for reports of memory loss with over 900 such cases for Lipitor alone since 2004.
The top drug linked to inhibition of libido side effects was Propecia (a hair loss medication that is also used to treat prostate enlargement). Four other drugs used to treat prostate problems (Jalyn, Proscar, Avodart and Lupron) also made the list. Other drugs in the top 25 included commonly used antidepressants, such as Paxil, Effexor, Pristiq, Lexapro and Celexa, and the birth control medicine Beyaz.
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