Epilepsy Treatment Outcome and Its Predictors among Ambulatory Patients with Epilepsy at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Antiepileptic drugs and associated adverse effects among epileptic patients on AEDs at MTUTH from March 10 to April 10, 2018.

Antiepileptic drug	Adverse effects	Frequency (%)
Types of AEDs used	Phenobarbitone alone	90 (62.9)
	Phenytoin alone	23 (16.1)
	Phenobarbitone plus phenytoin	17 (11.9)
	Phenobarbitone plus carbamazepine	9 (6.3)
	Carbamazepine plus phenytoin	4 (2.8)
AEDs prescribed as initial therapy	Phenobarbitone	117 (81.8)
	Phenytoin	22 (15.4)
	Carbamazepine	4 (2.8)
AEDs prescribed as add-on therapy	Phenytoin	21 (14.7)
	Carbamazepine	12 (8.4)
Polytherapy with AEDs	Yes	30 (21.0)
	No	113 (79.0)
Polytherapy irrespective of AEDs	Yes	70 (48.9)
	No	73 (51.1)
Antiepileptic-related adverse effects	Yes	104 (72.7)
	No	39 (27.3)
Types of antiepileptic associated adverse effects	Sedation	78 (54.5%)
	Confusion	10 (7.0)
	Weakness	9 (6.3)
	Gingival hyperplasia	9 (6.3)
	Rash	7 (4.9)
	Blurred vision	6 (4.2)
	GI irritation	4 (2.8)