Antiepileptic drugs are important psychotropic agents, meaning that some have been used to treat patients with mood, behavior and thought disorders. The dramatic rise in AED use in psychopharmacology outpaces efficacy (effectiveness)...
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 ETP New - AEDs as psychotropic agents
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ETP New - Can I get Sabril if I live in the United States?: Intermediate
What's the problem?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates the production and sale of prescription medicines in the United States, has not approved Sabril. This means that if you live in the United States, you cannot...
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ETP New - Introduction to Dilantin: Basic
Dilantin (dye-LAN-tin) is the brand name used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and some other countries for a widely used seizure medicine. It is also known by the generic name phenytoin (FEN-ih-toe-in).
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ETP New - Introduction to Dilantin: Intermediate
Dilantin (die-LAN-tin) is the brand name used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and some other countries for the seizure medicine ...
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ETP New - Introduction to phenytoin
Phenytoin (FEN-ih-toe-in) is the generic name of a widely used seizure medicine. Common brand names for this type of medicine include Dilantin, Phenytek (an extended-release form), and Epanutin (in the UK), but it is also sold...
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ETP New - Introduction to phenytoin
Phenytoin (FEN-ih-toe-in) is the generic name (non–brand name) of a widely used seizure medicine. Common brand names for this type of medicine include Dilantin, Phenytek, and Epanutin (in the UK), but it is also sold using the...
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ETP New - Pregnancy and clonazepam
As noted in the package insert for clonazepam, an increased risk of congenital malformations associated with the use of benzodiazepine drugs has been suggested in several studies.
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ETP New - Treatment
Knowing what to do when a person is having a seizure is an important part of treatment. But taking a longer view, the real objective of treating epilepsy is to stop seizures or control them as best as possible, and to help people...
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ETP New - Treatment Guidelines
Guidelines were developed by the American Epilepsy Society (AES) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) to help health care professionals understand published research findings on the use of the newer seizure medicines. These...
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