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PHENYTOIN for Post-traumatic epilepsy: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 22 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where PHENYTOIN was used for Post-traumatic epilepsy.

Most Reported Side Effects for PHENYTOIN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 2,753 19.0% 223 1,078
Seizure 1,907 13.2% 71 633
Toxicity to various agents 1,248 8.6% 205 752
Drug hypersensitivity 898 6.2% 18 91
Off label use 852 5.9% 126 418
Drug interaction 772 5.3% 37 428
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms 673 4.7% 44 444
Status epilepticus 544 3.8% 96 285
Fall 436 3.0% 10 272
Rash 414 2.9% 29 193
Dizziness 413 2.9% 6 181
Pyrexia 409 2.8% 41 292
Ataxia 406 2.8% 6 240
Condition aggravated 406 2.8% 31 180
Gait disturbance 351 2.4% 5 183

Other Indications for PHENYTOIN

Seizure (3,643) Epilepsy (2,376) Product used for unknown indication (2,139) Status epilepticus (1,080) Generalised tonic-clonic seizure (755) Partial seizures (450) Convulsion (174) Seizure prophylaxis (130) Neuralgia (109) Convulsion prophylaxis (85)

Other Drugs Used for Post-traumatic epilepsy

LEVETIRACETAM (86) VALPROATE (42) VALPROIC ACID (27) CARBAMAZEPINE (22) TOPIRAMATE (20) CLOBAZAM (18) LAMOTRIGINE (17) LACOSAMIDE (13) ZONISAMIDE (10) GABAPENTIN (8)

Related Pages

PHENYTOIN Full Profile All Post-traumatic epilepsy Drugs PHENYTOIN Demographics PHENYTOIN Timeline