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Primidone. Primidone, sold under various brand names (including Mysoline), is a barbiturate medication that is used to treat partial and generalized seizures [7] and essential tremors. [8] It is taken by mouth. [7] Its common side effects include sleepiness, poor coordination, nausea, and loss of appetite. [7]
Barbiturate. Barbituric acid, the parent structure of all barbiturates. Barbiturates[a] are a class of depressant drugs that are chemically derived from barbituric acid. [2] They are effective when used medically as anxiolytics, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants, but have physical and psychological addiction potential as well as overdose potential ...
Anticonvulsant. Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs, antiseizure drugs, or anti-seizure medications (ASM)) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. [ 1 ] Anticonvulsants are also increasingly being used in the treatment of bipolar disorder [ 2 ][ 3 ] and borderline personality ...
Specialty. Medical genetics. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. It is the most common of the acute porphyrias. [1][2][3]
L. Lamictal (lamotrigine) – an anticonvulsant used as a mood stabilizer. Latuda (lurasidone) – an atypical antipsychotic. Lexapro (escitalopram) – an antidepressant of the SSRI class. Librium (chlordiazepoxide) – a benzodiazepine used to treat acute alcohol withdrawal. Lithobid, Eskalith (lithium) – a mood stabilizer.
Paramethadione (brand name Paradione) is an anticonvulsant drug of the chemical class called oxazolidinediones developed by the Illinois-based pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories (known as AbbVie since January 1, 2013 [1]), and approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1949 for the treatment of absence seizures, also called partial ...
Phenobarbital is sometimes used for alcohol detoxification and benzodiazepine detoxification for its sedative and anti-convulsant properties. The benzodiazepines chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and oxazepam (Serax) have largely replaced phenobarbital for detoxification. [29] Phenobarbital is useful for insomnia and anxiety.
Eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL), sold under the brand names Aptiom and Zebinix among others, is an anticonvulsant medication approved for use in Europe and the United States as monotherapy or as additional therapy for partial-onset seizures epilepsy. [6][4][3] Similarly to oxcarbazepine, ESL behaves as a prodrug to (S)- (+)- licarbazepine. [7]