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Anti-epileptic Agent [EPC]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 14 Drugs

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Anti-epileptic Agent [EPC] includes 14 drugs with a combined 142,546 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

14
Drugs in Class
142,546
Combined Reports

All Anti-epileptic Agent [EPC] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
LAMOTRIGINE Lamotrigine ER 48,114 6,604 17,639 13.7%
VALPROIC ACID Valproic Acid 20,030 2,667 8,183 13.3%
VALPROATE Valproate Sodium 15,880 1,000 6,625 6.3%
PHENYTOIN PHENYTOIN SODIUM 14,469 1,449 5,241 10.0%
VIGABATRIN Vigabatrin 12,059 1,091 3,607 9.0%
DIVALPROEX Divalproex Sodium 11,461 478 4,169 4.2%
OXCARBAZEPINE OXCARBAZEPINE 10,809 864 3,159 8.0%
ZONISAMIDE Zonisamide 4,764 299 1,424 6.3%
PRIMIDONE Primidone 1,519 241 387 15.9%
FOSPHENYTOIN CEREBYX 1,378 166 646 12.0%
ETHOSUXIMIDE ETHOSUXIMIDE 1,249 10 260 0.8%
FELBAMATE Felbamate 473 28 145 5.9%
TIAGABINE TIAGABINE HYDROCHLORIDE 244 10 71 4.1%
METHSUXIMIDE Methsuximide 97 2 24 2.1%

Common Side Effects in Anti-epileptic Agent [EPC] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Drug ineffective 18,614 1,192
Seizure 13,643 502
Off label use 8,191 1,277
Toxicity to various agents 7,704 2,758
Foetal exposure during pregnancy 7,192 454
Somnolence 5,736 184
Drug interaction 5,578 399
Rash 5,089 751
Epilepsy 4,656 692
Dizziness 4,490 563
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