Diazepam and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Diazepam (diazepam), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Morphine, and have Pain.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 105,904 people who have side effects when taking Diazepam from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Diazepam?

Diazepam has active ingredients of diazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 108,384 Diazepam users. Check the latest studies of Diazepam.

On Jul, 04, 2026

105,904 people reported to have side effects when taking Diazepam.
Among them, 3,976 people (3.75%) died.

Among these 3,976 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Diazepam:

Diazepam (108,384 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of diazepam:

Death and drugs with ingredients of diazepam (4,960 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Diazepam:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Death:

Death (3,141 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:

Death (3,686 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on diazepam (the active ingredients of Diazepam) and Diazepam (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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Diazepam and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

What is Diazepam?

Among these 3,976 people:

How long have people been on Diazepam when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Diazepam? *

What is the age of people who died when taking Diazepam? *

What are other drugs people take besides Diazepam? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

What are the existing conditions these people have? *