Briviact and Dry mouth - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Dry mouth is reported as a side effect among people who take Briviact (brivaracetam), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lamotrigine, and have Seizures.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dry mouth when taking Briviact. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,408 people who have side effects when taking Briviact from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Briviact?
Briviact has active ingredients of brivaracetam. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 3,433 Briviact users. Check the latest studies of Briviact.
What is Dry mouth?
Dry mouth is found to be associated with 2,092 drugs and 2,492 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dry mouth.
3,408 people reported to have side effects when taking Briviact.
Among them, 22 people (0.65%) have Dry mouth.

Among these 22 people:
How long have people been on Briviact when they have Dry mouth? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 100 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Dry mouth when taking Briviact? *
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
What is the age of people who have Dry mouth when taking Briviact? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 9.09 %
- 60+: 90.91 %
What are other drugs people take besides Briviact? *
- Lamotrigine: 7 people, 31.82%
- Onfi: 6 people, 27.27%
- Epidiolex: 6 people, 27.27%
- Vesicare: 5 people, 22.73%
- Biotin: 5 people, 22.73%
- Calcium: 5 people, 22.73%
- Xcopri: 3 people, 13.64%
- Coumadin: 3 people, 13.64%
- Pepcid: 3 people, 13.64%
- Norvasc: 3 people, 13.64%
What are other side effects people have besides Dry mouth? *
- Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 14 people, 63.64%
- Drowsiness: 10 people, 45.45%
- Diarrhea: 8 people, 36.36%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 8 people, 36.36%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 22.73%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 4 people, 18.18%
- Musculoskeletal Discomfort (discomfort in the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves): 4 people, 18.18%
- Abdominal Discomfort: 4 people, 18.18%
- Taste - Impaired: 3 people, 13.64%
- Thirst: 3 people, 13.64%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 16 people, 72.73%
- Partial Seizures (seizures which affect only a part of the brain at onset): 8 people, 36.36%
- Polymyositis (inflammatory muscle disease that causes weakness of the skeletal muscles): 3 people, 13.64%
- Status Epilepticus (a life-threatening condition in which the brain is in a state of persistent seizure): 3 people, 13.64%
- Simple Partial Seizures (seizures which affect only a small region of the brain): 2 people, 9.09%
- Petit Mal Epilepsy (absence seizure): 2 people, 9.09%
- Dry Eyes (lack of adequate tears): 2 people, 9.09%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 2 people, 9.09%
- Fluid Retention (an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the blood): 1 person, 4.55%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 1 person, 4.55%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Briviact:
- Briviact (3,433 reports)
Dry mouth treatments and more:
- Dry mouth (97,956 reports)
How severe was Dry mouth and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of brivaracetam:
- Dry mouth and drugs with ingredients of brivaracetam (38 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Briviact:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Dry mouth:
- Dry mouth (2,092 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dry mouth:
- Dry mouth (2,492 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on brivaracetam (the active ingredients of Briviact) and Briviact (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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