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Infantile spasms: Which Medications Cause It? (531 Reports Across 20 Drugs)

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Infantile spasms has been reported as an adverse event with 20 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 531 total reports. 12 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Infantile spasms are VIGABATRIN, CORTICOTROPIN, and LEVETIRACETAM.

531
Total Reports
20
Drugs Involved
12
Deaths
190
Hospitalizations
1.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
46.2% / 53.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Infantile spasms Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VIGABATRIN 257 2.1% 6 91 1
CORTICOTROPIN 86 0.7% 2 30 0
LEVETIRACETAM 70 0.1% 2 14 2
TOPIRAMATE 39 0.1% 0 11 0
VALPROIC ACID 37 0.2% 1 9 1
OXCARBAZEPINE 25 0.2% 0 2 0
VALPROATE 22 0.1% 0 5 0
SABRIL 15 1.9% 0 4 0
CARBAMAZEPINE 14 0.1% 0 2 0
PALIVIZUMAB 13 0.1% 0 10 0
CLOBAZAM 12 0.1% 1 5 0
LAMOTRIGINE 12 0.0% 0 1 0
EVEROLIMUS 10 0.0% 0 1 0
PREDNISOLONE 10 0.0% 0 3 0
LACOSAMIDE 9 0.0% 1 2 0
PHENOBARBITAL 9 0.1% 1 2 0
CLONAZEPAM 8 0.0% 1 2 0
CANNABIDIOL 7 0.0% 0 2 0
METHOTREXATE 6 0.0% 0 0 0
ZONISAMIDE 6 0.1% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Infantile spasms

257 reports
86 reports
70 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)