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Trigeminal neuralgia: Which Medications Are Safest? (203 Drugs Compared)

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203 medications are used for Trigeminal neuralgia, with 3,430 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Trigeminal neuralgia are CARBAMAZEPINE and PREGABALIN.

3,430
Total Reports
203
Drugs Used

All Medications for Trigeminal neuralgia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CARBAMAZEPINE Carbamazepine 1,490 2,156 9,608 8.8%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 654 8,959 22,920 8.8%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 579 11,101 16,499 14.9%
OXCARBAZEPINE OXCARBAZEPINE 360 864 3,159 8.0%
LAMOTRIGINE Lamotrigine ER 127 6,604 17,639 13.7%
AMITRIPTYLINE AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE 80 4,837 7,290 23.7%
PHENYTOIN PHENYTOIN SODIUM 78 1,449 5,241 10.0%
BACLOFEN BACLOFEN 77 2,958 8,773 11.5%
ESLICARBAZEPINE Eslicarbazepine Acetate 66 97 750 3.1%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 53 1,738 5,570 7.6%
DULOXETINE Duloxetine Hydrochloride 51 4,044 10,622 7.7%
LACOSAMIDE Lacosamide 51 1,987 6,845 9.4%
CLONAZEPAM Clonazepam 48 8,488 12,506 21.5%
TOPIRAMATE Topiramate 48 3,527 7,098 12.3%
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 41 55,140 21,279 28.9%
TAPENTADOL Nucynta 37 20,205 3,304 69.2%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 36 6,705 29,386 7.7%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 32 42,491 15,153 45.0%
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA - 32 1,489 2,307 3.0%
TEGRETOL - 32 20 163 4.7%

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