Anti-epileptic Agent
- Name
- Anti-epileptic Agent
- Accession Number
- DBCAT003307
- Description
Not Available
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Phenytoin An anticonvulsant drug used in the prophylaxis and control of various types of seizures. Valproic acid An anticonvulsant used to control complex partial seizures and both simple and complex absence seizures. Trimethadione An anticonvulsant agent indicated for the control of treatment-refractory petit mal seizures. Mephenytoin A phenylhydantoin used to treat refractory partial epilepsy. Lamotrigine A phenyltriazine antiepileptic used to treat some types of epilepsy and bipolar I disorder. Ethosuximide An anticonvulsant used to treat petit mal seizures. Ethotoin A hydantoin antiepileptic used to control tonic-clonic and complex partial seizures. Oxcarbazepine An anti-epileptic used in the treatment of partial-onset seizures. Primidone An antiepileptic used to treat grand mal, psychomotor, and focal epileptic seizures. Tiagabine An antiepileptic used to treat partial seizures. Zonisamide A sulfonamide anticonvulsant used to treat partial seizures. Felbamate An anticonvulsant used to treat severe epilepsy. Gabapentin An anticonvulsant medication used in the management of peripheral neuropathic pains, postherpetic neuralgia, and partial-onset seizures. Vigabatrin An irreversible GABA transaminase inhibitor used as an adjunct therapy to treat refractory complex partial seizures in patients ≥2 years unresponsive to alternatives. May also be used as monotherapy to treat infantile spasms in infants 1 month to 2 years. Fosphenytoin An antiepileptic agent used for the management of generalized convulsive status epilepticus and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during neurosurgery. Methsuximide A succinimide anticonvulsant that increases the seizure threshold. Primarily used for childhood absence seizures. Functions by suppressing paroxysmal spike-and-wave patterns associated with lapses of consciousness in absence seizures. Lacosamide An antiepileptic drug used to treat partial onset seizures in adults. Gabapentin enacarbil A gabapentin prodrug used to treat Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). - Drugs & Drug Targets