Table 6.
Adverse drug reactions (ADR) with AED monotherapy
| |
|
AED |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
N |
(%) |
|||
|
Type of reaction |
CBZ |
VPA |
PHB |
PHT |
|
| 67 (11.6%) | 46 (25.7%) | 16 (23.5%) | 11 (64%) | ||
| Blood |
Aneamia, pancytopenia |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Skin |
Rash, urticaria, photosensitivity, SJS |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mouth |
Gum hypertrophy/hyperplasia, ulcer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| GIT |
Nausea, vomiting |
23 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
| Liver |
Hepatitis |
14 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| CNS |
Drowsiness, ataxia, vertigo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Body weight | 17 | 31 | 10 | 9 | |