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Generalised tonic-clonic seizure: Which Medications Cause It? (15,101 Reports Across 657 Drugs)

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Generalised tonic-clonic seizure has been reported as an adverse event with 657 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 15,101 total reports. 892 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Generalised tonic-clonic seizure are LEVETIRACETAM, LACOSAMIDE, and LAMOTRIGINE.

15,101
Total Reports
657
Drugs Involved
892
Deaths
8,535
Hospitalizations
39.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.9% / 44.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Generalised tonic-clonic seizure Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVETIRACETAM 2,276 3.6% 55 688 114
LACOSAMIDE 918 4.3% 29 314 66
LAMOTRIGINE 863 1.8% 48 420 106
BUPROPION 686 1.9% 55 572 184
TRAMADOL 496 0.7% 23 335 85
VENLAFAXINE 427 0.9% 43 376 204
CARBAMAZEPINE 377 1.5% 22 184 41
VALPROIC ACID 351 1.8% 15 122 31
LIDOCAINE 308 1.4% 27 215 150
PHENYTOIN 307 2.1% 26 161 19
CLOZAPINE 300 0.3% 9 193 22
QUETIAPINE 280 0.4% 10 225 76
OLANZAPINE 278 0.5% 23 194 72
TOPIRAMATE 276 1.0% 17 118 14
CLOBAZAM 269 2.5% 14 82 7
CANNABIDIOL 265 1.5% 4 70 2
FLUOXETINE 260 0.8% 17 202 47
BRIVARACETAM 255 4.2% 5 81 8
METHOTREXATE 247 0.1% 45 150 35
VALPROATE 239 1.5% 17 115 18

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Generalised tonic-clonic seizure

2,276 reports
918 reports
863 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)