Rufinamide
Active Ingredients
- Rufinamide
Brands and Other Names
Manufacturers
- Eisai Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Banzel.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Rufinamide Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Rufinamide
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on September 7, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“It works for my daughter with minimal side effects. One thing though is after over a year of taking it seems to be losing some effectiveness. Trying Onfi with it now.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Thirst
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on February 10, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Super happy my daughter has gone from 100 plus seizures a month to under 10. So truly happy and thankful! No major side effects it does make her extremely thirsty and she can only drink room temperatu...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Vomiting
Posted By JustMe in fdb.rxlist.com on August 17, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“... Banzel was added around March 2010. It is now August 2010. Once we got to the point of taking 1600mg/day, the effect was amazing. However, getting there was tough. Lots of vomiting. Now, as long...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on August 11, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Until Banzel, I was taking Ativan at least once every day. And the after effects left me really in a bad mood and sometimes aggressive. With Banzel, and my other seizure medicines, I haven't needed ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Laceration
Posted By cammysmom in fdb.rxlist.com on March 25, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“... for my daughter for the first 8 months. Prior to starting this med, she was having drop seizures almost daily & we had to make several trips to the ER for head injuries (lacerations) due to falls. W...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Rash
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 8, 2010 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Vomiting
Posted By PAC MAN in fdb.rxlist.com on September 23, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“... A LOW DOSE AND INCREASED PRETTY FAST OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS I WAS ALSO DECREASING ANOTHER SEIZURE MED AT THE TIME. BEFORE I COULD GET ON THE DOSEAGE I WAS TO TAKE I WAS GAGGING AND TRYING TO VOMIT....”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 22, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“I love it. It really works.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By homonymous in forums.webmd.com on September 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I'll just copy your whole email and send it to you...I have left hemianopia for 2 years now and no one gets it either....things jump out of nowhere all the time...dizziness..banging into stuff I'm at ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By homonymous in forums.webmd.com on September 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“7 years ago? my stroke was 2 years ago with the same results Left homonymous hemianopia....spooky as hell but could have been worse, like paralysis etc You're the only person I've come across with thi...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Rufinamide
Thirst
“Super happy my daughter has gone from 100 plus seizures a month to under 10. So truly happy and thankful! No major side effects it does make her extremely thirsty and she can only drink room temperatu...”
Source: comments/rufinamide/for-lennox-gastaut...
View full report on Rufinamide related thirst
Did the author experience thirst while taking rufinamide?
What is this?Vomiting
“... Banzel was added around March 2010. It is now August 2010. Once we got to the point of taking 1600mg/day, the effect was amazing. However, getting there was tough. Lots of vomiting . Now, as long...”
Source: Banzel Oral : User Ratings covering us...
View full report on Rufinamide related vomiting
Did the author experience vomiting while taking banzel?
What is this?Laceration
“... for my daughter for the first 8 months. Prior to starting this med, she was having drop seizures almost daily & we had to make several trips to the ER for head injuries (lacerations) due to falls. W...”
Source: Banzel Oral : User Ratings covering us...
View full report on Rufinamide related laceration
Did the author experience laceration while taking banzel?
What is this?