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Convulsion: Which Medications Cause It? (5,900 Reports Across 368 Drugs)

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Convulsion has been reported as an adverse event with 368 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,900 total reports. 407 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Convulsion are LAMOTRIGINE, LEVETIRACETAM, and KEPPRA.

5,900
Total Reports
368
Drugs Involved
407
Deaths
2,654
Hospitalizations
42.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.0% / 41.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Convulsion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LAMOTRIGINE 225 0.5% 0 55 3
LEVETIRACETAM 169 0.3% 1 54 2
KEPPRA 165 27.2% 3 73 4
LAMICTAL 136 15.1% 3 39 6
SABRIL 130 16.8% 5 54 2
CARBAMAZEPINE 112 0.5% 6 25 7
DIANEAL LOW 111 1.0% 15 103 0
PHENYTOIN 105 0.7% 3 42 4
TEGRETOL 95 22.1% 2 27 5
TRAMADOL 92 0.1% 2 42 9
VIGABATRIN 89 0.7% 4 41 1
BACLOFEN 85 0.3% 3 45 15
TYSABRI 82 1.0% 1 38 0
TOPIRAMATE 78 0.3% 3 34 3
BUPROPION 72 0.2% 12 39 6
AMPYRA 67 1.7% 1 32 1
MIRTAZAPINE 66 0.2% 1 39 13
DIVALPROEX 64 0.6% 0 23 4
AVONEX 63 1.0% 1 24 0
LACOSAMIDE 63 0.3% 0 39 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Convulsion

225 reports
169 reports
165 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)