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PENTOBARBITAL for Epilepsy: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 17 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where PENTOBARBITAL was used for Epilepsy.

Most Reported Side Effects for PENTOBARBITAL

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 117 26.3% 22 87
Off label use 101 22.7% 31 82
Toxicity to various agents 76 17.1% 61 26
Drug ineffective for unapproved indication 75 16.9% 27 68
Status epilepticus 59 13.3% 33 40
Completed suicide 49 11.0% 49 6
Metabolic acidosis 42 9.4% 33 30
Drug hypersensitivity 41 9.2% 21 31
Propofol infusion syndrome 36 8.1% 33 28
Shock 35 7.9% 33 27
Arrhythmia 33 7.4% 33 26
Gene mutation 33 7.4% 33 26
Mitochondrial dna mutation 33 7.4% 33 26
Multiple-drug resistance 33 7.4% 21 21
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased 32 7.2% 32 25

Other Indications for PENTOBARBITAL

Status epilepticus (145) Product used for unknown indication (82) Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (47) Generalised tonic-clonic seizure (33) Seizure (25) Partial seizures (12) Sedative therapy (11) Intracranial pressure increased (10) Sedation (10) New onset refractory status epilepticus (9)

Other Drugs Used for Epilepsy

LEVETIRACETAM (17,599) LAMOTRIGINE (8,886) LACOSAMIDE (5,941) CANNABIDIOL (5,555) CARBAMAZEPINE (4,329) VALPROATE (3,697) VALPROIC ACID (3,229) VIGABATRIN (2,896) CLOBAZAM (2,840) TOPIRAMATE (2,828)

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