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Convulsion prophylaxis: Which Medications Are Safest? (49 Drugs Compared)

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49 medications are used for Convulsion prophylaxis, with 567 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Convulsion prophylaxis are LEVETIRACETAM and PHENYTOIN.

567
Total Reports
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Convulsion prophylaxis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
LEVETIRACETAM Levetiracetam 207 4,322 19,165 6.9%
PHENYTOIN PHENYTOIN SODIUM 85 1,449 5,241 10.0%
LAMOTRIGINE Lamotrigine ER 49 6,604 17,639 13.7%
LACOSAMIDE Lacosamide 27 1,987 6,845 9.4%
VALPROIC ACID Valproic Acid 21 2,667 8,183 13.3%
ZONISAMIDE Zonisamide 19 299 1,424 6.3%
MAGNESIUM citroma 18 1,878 4,530 19.3%
TOPIRAMATE Topiramate 18 3,527 7,098 12.3%
DIVALPROEX Divalproex Sodium 16 478 4,169 4.2%
FOSPHENYTOIN CEREBYX 15 166 646 12.0%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 15 11,101 16,499 14.9%
CARBAMAZEPINE Carbamazepine 14 2,156 9,608 8.8%
PHENOBARBITAL Phenobarbital Sodium 13 945 2,668 14.6%
VALPROATE Valproate Sodium 13 1,000 6,625 6.3%
CLOBAZAM Clobazam 12 725 3,312 6.8%
OXCARBAZEPINE OXCARBAZEPINE 12 864 3,159 8.0%
FOSPHENYTOIN\FOSPHENYTOIN - 8 18 28 22.0%
DILANTIN - 6 12 70 4.6%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 5 8,959 22,920 8.8%

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