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Status epilepticus: Which Medications Are Safest? (177 Drugs Compared)

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177 medications are used for Status epilepticus, with 5,722 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Status epilepticus are LEVETIRACETAM and LACOSAMIDE.

5,722
Total Reports
177
Drugs Used

All Medications for Status epilepticus Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
LEVETIRACETAM Levetiracetam 2,650 4,322 19,165 6.9%
LACOSAMIDE Lacosamide 1,445 1,987 6,845 9.4%
PHENYTOIN PHENYTOIN SODIUM 1,080 1,449 5,241 10.0%
MIDAZOLAM Midazolam 1,053 1,808 4,691 16.2%
VALPROIC ACID Valproic Acid 854 2,667 8,183 13.3%
PROPOFOL Propofol 752 1,970 6,577 12.3%
CANNABIDIOL Epidiolex 698 1,563 5,149 8.6%
PHENOBARBITAL Phenobarbital Sodium 655 945 2,668 14.6%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 474 6,187 15,431 18.5%
TOPIRAMATE Topiramate 454 3,527 7,098 12.3%
KETAMINE KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 452 1,009 3,362 12.6%
CLOBAZAM Clobazam 437 725 3,312 6.8%
FOSPHENYTOIN CEREBYX 385 166 646 12.0%
VIGABATRIN Vigabatrin 366 1,091 3,607 9.0%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 342 8,488 12,506 21.5%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 334 12,045 13,635 31.6%
PERAMPANEL Fycompa 324 249 1,760 5.6%
VALPROATE Valproate Sodium 294 1,000 6,625 6.3%
THIOPENTAL - 223 211 428 20.1%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 204 12,828 26,552 20.1%

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