Most doctors start patients on 5 to 12.5 mg/kg (250-750 mg) of Depakote per day. The dosage is then usually increased each week by 5 to 10 mg/kg until seizures stop or the patient...

Rashes that may be more serious are more likely to occur in persons with a particular gene called “HLA-B*1502”. This gene occurs almost exclusively in patients with ancestry across broad areas of Asia, including South Asian Indians....

Many people (especially children) need to take prompt-release carbamazepine in three or four doses a day. Carbatrol, as an extended-release form, is more convenient and may be particularly helpful for patients who have trouble with...

Neurontin is the brand name used in the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and some other countries for gabapentin. As suggested by the generic name, gabapentin, Neurontin was purposely designed to be similar to GABA...