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Grand mal convulsion: Which Medications Cause It? (288 Reports Across 18 Drugs)

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Grand mal convulsion has been reported as an adverse event with 18 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 288 total reports. 31 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Grand mal convulsion are KEPPRA, BUPROPION, and LAMICTAL.

288
Total Reports
18
Drugs Involved
31
Deaths
157
Hospitalizations
40.6 yrs
Average Patient Age

Which Drugs Cause Grand mal convulsion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
KEPPRA 20 3.3% 0 8 0
BUPROPION 16 0.0% 6 11 1
LAMICTAL 10 1.1% 2 4 0
LIDOCAINE 10 0.0% 0 4 5
VIMPAT 10 6.4% 2 4 0
AMLODIPINE 9 0.0% 0 7 0
TRAMADOL 8 0.0% 0 3 2
METHYLPHENIDATE 7 0.0% 4 3 0
GILENYA 6 0.4% 0 5 0
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 6 1.8% 3 4 0
TACROLIMUS 6 0.0% 0 3 0
TYSABRI 6 0.1% 0 4 0
CARVEDILOL 5 0.0% 0 4 2
CYCLOPENTOLATE 5 0.9% 0 0 0
METHOTREXATE 5 0.0% 1 4 1
ONFI 5 2.5% 0 1 0
PREDNISONE 5 0.0% 0 3 0
VALPROIC ACID 5 0.0% 0 4 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Grand mal convulsion

20 reports
16 reports
10 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)