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Petit mal epilepsy: Which Medications Cause It? (3,242 Reports Across 189 Drugs)

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Petit mal epilepsy has been reported as an adverse event with 189 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,242 total reports. 35 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Petit mal epilepsy are LEVETIRACETAM, LACOSAMIDE, and LAMOTRIGINE.

3,242
Total Reports
189
Drugs Involved
35
Deaths
962
Hospitalizations
38.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.3% / 42.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Petit mal epilepsy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVETIRACETAM 689 1.1% 2 153 14
LACOSAMIDE 288 1.4% 1 80 5
LAMOTRIGINE 262 0.5% 3 84 2
VALPROIC ACID 182 0.9% 0 45 2
CARBAMAZEPINE 149 0.6% 2 32 6
CLOBAZAM 136 1.3% 0 33 0
OXCARBAZEPINE 124 1.2% 0 27 2
VALPROATE 120 0.8% 2 36 3
TOPIRAMATE 115 0.4% 0 22 1
BRIVARACETAM 104 1.7% 0 36 3
FENFLURAMINE 104 2.6% 0 23 0
CANNABIDIOL 86 0.5% 1 15 1
SERTRALINE 75 0.1% 0 31 21
OLANZAPINE 65 0.1% 0 39 15
PREGABALIN 64 0.1% 0 33 2
CENOBAMATE 59 1.1% 0 19 0
ADALIMUMAB 53 0.0% 1 11 0
CLOZAPINE 53 0.1% 0 32 5
DIVALPROEX 53 0.5% 0 6 1
PERAMPANEL 50 1.1% 0 15 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Petit mal epilepsy

689 reports
288 reports
262 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)