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VALPROIC ACID for Myoclonic epilepsy: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 115 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where VALPROIC ACID was used for Myoclonic epilepsy.

Most Reported Side Effects for VALPROIC ACID

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 3,511 17.5% 206 1,394
Drug interaction 1,542 7.7% 192 632
Toxicity to various agents 1,517 7.6% 571 941
Off label use 1,503 7.5% 138 595
Seizure 1,335 6.7% 97 487
Foetal exposure during pregnancy 1,046 5.2% 72 115
Somnolence 831 4.2% 33 497
Completed suicide 723 3.6% 721 218
Overdose 691 3.5% 83 516
Condition aggravated 673 3.4% 33 288
Depression 657 3.3% 128 168
Product use in unapproved indication 625 3.1% 69 276
Multiple-drug resistance 622 3.1% 82 135
Status epilepticus 587 2.9% 91 301
Hyperammonaemia 581 2.9% 26 385

Other Indications for VALPROIC ACID

Product used for unknown indication (5,598) Epilepsy (3,229) Seizure (1,831) Bipolar disorder (1,137) Status epilepticus (854) Partial seizures (576) Generalised tonic-clonic seizure (575) Schizophrenia (488) Schizoaffective disorder (250) Mania (228)

Other Drugs Used for Myoclonic epilepsy

LEVETIRACETAM (303) LAMOTRIGINE (109) CLONAZEPAM (88) TOPIRAMATE (85) PHENOBARBITAL (75) CLOBAZAM (67) VIGABATRIN (44) VALPROATE (42) ETHOSUXIMIDE (41) ZONISAMIDE (37)

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