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CARBAMAZEPINE (kar ba MAZ e peen) is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy. This medicine is also used to treat nerve related pain. It is not for common aches and pains.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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CARBAMAZEPINE is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy. This medicine is also used to treat nerve related pain. It is not for common aches and pains.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticonvulsant, specific analgesic for trigeminal neuralgia; structually related to tricylic antidepressants.
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CARBAMAZEPINE (kar ba MAZ e peen) is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy. This medicine is also used to treat nerve related pain. It is not for common aches and pains.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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CARBAMAZEPINE is used to treat mixed and manic episodes of bipolar disorder.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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CARBAMAZEPINE (kar ba MAZ e peen) is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy. This medicine is also used to treat nerve related pain. It is not for common aches and pains.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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CARBAMAZEPINE (kar ba MAZ e peen) is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy. This medicine is also used to treat nerve related pain. It is not for common aches and pains.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Carbatrol) may be administered to cancer patients as a pain medicine.
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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 . This drug decreases abnormal electrical impulses through nerve cell pathways by inhibiting the activity of sodium channels in neurons. Consequently, it blocks the repetitive impulses that trigger seizures. In the United States, brand names for carbamazepine include Tegretol, Carbatrol, and Epitol. This medication is classified into the following categories: anticonvulsant, antimanic, and antineuralgic.
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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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PHENYTOIN is used to control seizures in certain types of epilepsy. It is also used to prevent seizures during or after surgery.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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PHENYTOIN is used to control seizures in certain types of epilepsy. It is also used to prevent seizures during or after surgery.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Phenytoin is a hydantoin-derivative anticonvulsant.
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Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant, a drug that acts to prevent seizures. In the United States, phenytoin is sold under the brand name Dilantin.
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PHENYTOIN is used to control seizures in certain types of epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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PHENYTOIN is used to control seizures in certain types of epilepsy. It is also used to prevent seizures during or after surgery.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LAMOTRIGINE (la MOE tri jeen) is used to control seizures in adults and children with epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LAMOTRIGINE is used to control seizures in adults and children with epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. It is also used in adults to treat bipolar disorder.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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 . Lamotrigine is usually reserved for difficult-to-control seizures that have not responded to other anticonvulsant medications. In psychiatry, lamotrigine is also indicated in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic-depression).
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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. In the United States, lamotrigine is available under the trade name of Lamictal.
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LAMOTRIGINE is used to control seizures in adults and children with epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. It is also used in adults to treat bipolar disorder.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LAMOTRIGINE (la MOE tri jeen) is used to control seizures in adults and children with epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. It is also used in adults to treat bipolar disorder.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Phenyltriazine anticonvulsant; structurally unrelated to other currently available anticonvulsants.
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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. Gabapentin is available in the United States under the trade name Neurontin.
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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. This medication can also be used for the treatment of certain syndromes associated with nerve (neuropathic) pain (diabetic neuropathy , postherpetic neuralgia), pain associated with multiple sclerosis, neuropathic cancer pain, trigeminal neuralgia, and bipolar mood disorder. Gabapentin is also known as Neurontin.
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GABAPENTIN is used to control partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. It is also used to treat certain types of nerve pain.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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GABAPENTIN is used to control partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. It is also used to treat certain types of nerve pain.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticonvulsant; structurally related to the inhibitory CNS neurotransmitter GABA.
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TOPIRAMATE (toe PYRE a mate) is used to treat seizures in adults or children with epilepsy. It is also used for the prevention of migraine headaches.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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TOPIRAMATE is used to treat seizures in adults or children with epilepsy. It is also used for the prevention of migraine headaches.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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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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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VALPROIC ACID (val PROE ik AS id) is used to treat certain types of seizures in patients with epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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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VALPROATE SODIUM (val PRO ate SO dee um) is used to treat certain types of seizures in patients with epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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VALPROIC ACID (val PROE ik AS id) is used to prevent seizures caused by some forms of epilepsy. It is also used to treat bipolar mania and to prevent migraine headaches.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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VALPROIC ACID (val PROE ik AS id) is used to treat certain types of seizures in patients with epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Valproic acid is an anticonvulsant (anti-seizure) drug. In the United States, valproic acid is also known as valproate, and is sold under the brand name Depakene.
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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. While these drugs are primarily used in the treatment of epilepsy, divalproex sodium is also indicated for the treatment of manic episodes (abnormally and persistently elevated mood) associated with bipolar disorder.
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Levetiracetam is an anti-epileptic drug (AED). It is often used in combination with other medications in the treatment of epilepsy , a neurological dysfunction in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain.
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LEVETIRACETAM is an antiepileptic drug. It is used with other medicines to treat certain types of seizures.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LEVETIRACETAM is an antiepileptic drug. It is used with other medicines to treat certain types of seizures.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LEVETIRACETAM (lee ve tye RA se tam) is an antiepileptic drug. It is used with other medicines to treat certain types of seizures.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LEVETIRACETAM is an antiepileptic drug. It is used with other medicines to treat certain types of seizures.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticonvulsant; a pyrrolidine derivative.
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OXCARBAZEPINE is used to treat people with epilepsy. It helps prevent partial seizures.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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OXCARBAZEPINE is used to treat people with epilepsy. It helps prevent partial seizures.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticonvulsant agent; structurally related to carbamazepine.
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TIAGABINE is used to control partial seizures in adults and children with epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticonvulsant; a nipecotic acid derivative.
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Tiagabine is an anticonvulsant medication indicated for the control of seizures 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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Zonisamide is an anti-convulsant used to control seizures in the treatment of epilepsy , a neurological dysfunction in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain.
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ZONISAMIDE is used to control partial seizures in adults with epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticonvulsant; a sulfonamide.
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LACOSAMIDE is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LACOSAMIDE is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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