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Adverse effects caused by therapeutic use of valproic acid
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risperidone
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Selfemra
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Stavzor
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Bipolar disorder is characterized by severe and unusual changes in energy level, mood, and interactions with others. The mood swings associated with bipolar disorder are unpredictable, and range from mania (elevated or irritable mood) to depressio...
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Bipolar, or manic-depressive disorder, is a mood disorder that causes radical emotional changes and mood swings, from manic highs to depressive lows. The majority of bipolar individuals experience alternating episodes of mania and depression.
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Aripiprazole is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of
chemicals in the brain.
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Atypical antipsychotic agent.
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Bupropion is an antidepressant drug used to elevate mood and promote recovery of a normal range of emotions in patients with depressive disorders. In addition, bupropion is used to as an aid in smoking cessation treatment.
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Antidepressant and smoking deterrent; aminoketone derivative.
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Bupropion is an antidepressant medication.
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Carbamazepine is in a group of drugs called anticonvulsants. It works by decreasing
nerve impulses that cause seizures and pain.
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Carbatrol) may be administered to cancer patients as a pain medicine. Purpose Carbamazepine is given to cancer patients primarily as a pain medication.
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Anticonvulsant, specific analgesic for trigeminal neuralgia; structually related to tricylic antidepressants.
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Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant that is structurally related to tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline and imipramine . In the United States, carbamazepine is sold under the trade names Tegretol and Carbatrol.
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Carbamazepine is an antiepileptic drug used to reduce or suppress seizures . The medication is also commonly prescribed to relieve certain neurogenic pain such as trigeminal neuralgia .
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Citalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drug that is sold in the United States under brand name Celexa. Purpose Citalopram is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of depression.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Citalopram is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs). Citalopram affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and
cause depression.
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Clonazepam belongs to a group of drugs called benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines are medications that help relieve nervousness, tension, symptoms of anxiety, and some types of seizures by slowing the central nervous system.
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Benzodiazepine; anticonvulsant, sedative, and anxiolytic.
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Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals
in the brain.
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Clozapine is an antipsychotic drug used to alleviate the symptoms and signs of schizophrenia- a form of severe mental illness- which is characterized by loss of contact with reality, hallucinations , delusions , and unusual behavior. In the United States, the drug is also known by the brand name Clozaril.
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Atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agent.
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Duloxetine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin and
norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). Duloxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may
become unbalanced and cause depression.
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Valproic acid affects chemicals in the body that may be involved in causing seizures.
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Divalproex sodium affects chemicals in the body that may be involved in causing
seizures.
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Desvenlafaxine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin and
norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). Desvenlafaxine affects chemicals in the brain that
may become unbalanced and cause depression.
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Valproic acid (the active moiety), valproate sodium, and divalproex sodium are carboxylic acid-derivative anticonvulsants; also antimanic, other psychotherapeutic, and antimigraine agents.
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Divalproex sodium is an anticonvulsant (antiseizure) drug. It is also used to treat mania and to help prevent migraine headaches.
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Valproic acid is an anticonvulsant used to control seizures in the treatment of epilepsy , a neurological dysfunction in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain. Valproic acid is closely related to divalproex sodium and valproate sodium.
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Antidepressant; a selective serotonin- and norepinephrine-reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).
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Venlafaxine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin and
norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). Venlafaxine affects chemicals in the brain that
may become unbalanced and cause depression.
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Escitalopram is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs). Escitalopram affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and
cause depression or anxiety.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and S -enantiomer of citalopram.
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Fluoxetine is an antidepressant of the type known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). It is sold in the United States under the brand names Prozac and Sarafem.
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Antidepressant; a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Fluphenazine is a phenothiazine antipsychotic sold under the brand names Permitil and Prolixin in the United States. It is also available under its generic name.
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Phenothiazine antipsychotic agent.
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Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant of the type known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). It is marketed in the United States under the brand name Luvox.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Anticonvulsant; structurally related to the inhibitory CNS neurotransmitter GABA.
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Gabapentin is a prescription drug that was initially approved to help manage epilepsy . The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also approved gabapentin for treatment of the nerve pain that sometimes accompanies herpes infections.
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Gabapentin is indicated to be used in combination with other anti-seizure (anticonvulsant) drugs for the management of partial seizure types. Gabapentin should not be used alone for the treatment of seizures unless the patient cannot tolerate other anticonvulsant drugs.
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Butyrophenone-derivative antipsychotic agent.
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Haloperidol is a major tranquilizer. It is used to treat psychoses, senile dementia , Tourette ' s syndrome, and certain serious behavioral disorders in children.
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Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals
in your brain.
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Clonazepam is in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Clonazepam affects chemicals in your
brain that may become unbalanced and cause seizures or symptoms of panic disorder.
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Lamotrigine is an anti-epileptic medication, also called an anticonvulsant.
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Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of epilepsy . Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain, causing seizures .
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Lamotrigine Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant drug commonly used to prevent seizures . It is also used as a mood stabilizer in some people with bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder.
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Phenyltriazine anticonvulsant; structurally unrelated to other currently available anticonvulsants.
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Antimanic agent.
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Lithium affects the flow of sodium through nerve and muscle cells in the body. Sodium
affects excitation or mania.
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Lithium is a naturally occurring element that is classified as an anti-manic drug. It is available in the United States under the brand names Eskalith, Lithonate, Lithane, Lithotabs, and Lithobid.
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Tricyclic dibenzoxazepine-derivative, conventional (prototypical, first-generation) antipsychotic agent; structurally related to amoxapine, clozapine, and olanzapine.
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Loxapine is a prescription-only drug used to treat serious mental, nervous, and emotional disorders. Loxapine is sold under the brand name Loxitane in the United States.
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Loxapine is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in
your brain.
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Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs). Fluvoxamine affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and
cause obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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Isocarboxazid is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) that works by increasing the
levels of certain chemicals in the brain.
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Molindone is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in
the brain.
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Molindone is an antipsychotic. It is sold in the United States under the trade name of Moban.
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Thiothixene is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in
your brain.
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Thioxanthene-derivative, conventional (prototypical, first-generation) antipsychotic agent; structurally and pharmacologically related to chlorprothixene (no longer commercially available in the US) and trifluoperazine.
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Thiothixene is in a class of drugs called antipsychotics. It is available with a prescription under the generic name of thiothixene or the brand name Navane.
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Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic medication, also called an anticonvulsant. It affects
chemicals and nerves in the body that are involved in the cause of seizures and some types of
pain.
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Olanzapine is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals
in the brain.
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Olanzapine is classified as an atypical antipsychotic drug. It is available in the United States under the brand names Zyprexa and Zyprexa Zydis.
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Atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agent.
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Anticonvulsant agent; structurally related to carbamazepine.
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Paroxetine is an antidepressant of the type known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). It is sold in the United States under the brand name Paxil.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Paroxetine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs). Paroxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced.
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Propylpiperazine-derivative phenothiazine; conventional (prototypical, first-generation) antipsychotic agent.
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Perphenazine is a phenothiazine antipsychotic used to treat serious mental disorders. It has also been used to treat severe nausea and vomiting.
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Fluphenazine is in a class of drugs called phenothiazines. It works by changing the actions of
chemicals in the brain.
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Fluoxetine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs). Fluoxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and
cause depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia . It is available with a prescription under the trade name Seroquel.
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Atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agent.
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Risperidone is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the effects of chemicals
in the brain.
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Quetiapine is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals
in the brain.
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Sertraline is an antidepressant that belongs to the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). In the in United States it is sold under the brand name Zoloft.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Sertraline is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs). Sertraline affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and
cause depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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Thioridazine is in a class of drugs called phenothiazines. It works by changing the actions of
chemicals in the brain.
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Thioridazine is a potent antianxiety and antipsychotic agent. It is a member of the phenothiazine family of compounds.
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Topiramate is a seizure medication, also called an anticonvulsant.
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Topiramate is an anticonvulsant indicated for the control of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy (a neurological dysfunction in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (a disorder which causes seizures and developmental delays). In psychiatry, topiramate may also be used in the treatment of bipolar affective disorders .
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Anticonvulsant and antimigraine agent; sulfamate-substituted derivative of D- fructose; differs structurally from other currently available anticonvulsant agents.
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Trifluoperazine is in a class of drugs called phenothiazines. It works by changing the actions of
chemicals in the brain.
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Trifluoperazine is a phenothiazine antipsychotic agent. In the United States, this drug is sold under the brand name Stelazine.
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Propylpiperazine-derivative phenothiazine; conventional (prototypical, first-generation) antipsychotic agent.
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Perphenazine is in a class of drugs called phenothiazines. It works by changing the
actions of chemicals in your brain.
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Oxcarbazepine is in a group of drugs called anticonvulsants, or antiepileptic drugs. It
works by decreasing nerve impulses that cause seizures.
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