Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Ax58er3Ou/ Two seizure drugs can trigger a sudden and devastating immune-type reaction that can destroy your internal organs and lead to death.  The drugs are:levetiracetam, branded as Keppra, Keppra XR, Elepsia, XR, and Spritam, and clobazam, branded as Onfi and Sympazan.  Each of these medications can induce a process known as DRESS syndrome or drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic inflammatory destruction.  Occurring within 2 to 8 weeks after starting these anti-seizure medications, DRESS starts as a rash and rapidly leads to internal organ destruction and death.  Even though this reaction isn’t common, its lethality has lead the FDA to post warnings and institute black box labeling. If you or a family member is taking these seizure medication be certain that they and their medical teams are on the lookout for DRESS Syndrome. https://www.fda.gov/media/174157/download?attachment#:~:text=This reaction is called Drug,for hospitalization, and even death. #se