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Table 2 Characteristics of adverse drug reactions related to lacosamide at the first follow-up (n = 105) and last follow-up (n = 82)

From: Long-term effectiveness and safety of lacosamide as adjunctive therapy in children and adolescents with refractory epilepsy: a real-world study

Adverse drug reactions

At the first follow-up (n, %)

At the 12-months follow-up (n, %)

Any TEAEs

44 (41.9)

28 (34.2)

Most frequent TEAEs (≥ 5% of patients)

  

 Dizziness

24 (22.9)

18 (18.3)

 Somnolence

24 (22.9)

17 (20.7)

 Nausea/vomiting

6 (5.7)

3 (3.7)

TEAEs leading to dose adjustment

  

 Dizziness

2 (1.9)

2 (2.4)

 Nausea/vomiting

2 (1.9)

1 (1.2)

 Psychiatric

1 (0.9)

1 (1.2)

 Double vision

1 (0.9)

0 (0)

  1. TEAEs, treatment-emergent adverse events