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DIT antiseizure meds
Question | Answer |
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drug of choice for partial and tonic-clonic seizures | phenytoin, cambamazepine, valproic acid |
other drugs useful for partial and tonic-clonic seizures | ethosuxamide |
used to treat status epilepticus and eclampsia | lorazepam, diazepam |
drug of choice for absence seizures | ethosuxamide |
common side effects of epilepsy drugs | diplopia, sedation, ataxia, nystagmus, dizziness |
Se of phenytoin | +SLE like, gingival hyperplasia, fetal hydantoin syndrome, steven johnson, hirsutism, P450 induction |
which antiepileptics are teratogens | phenytoin,carbamazepin, valproic acid |
Which seizure drugs cause Steven-Johnson | phenytoin, ethosuxamide, lamotrigene, carbamazepine, phenobarbital |
what drugs are know to cause agranulocytosis | clozapine, carbamazepine, colchicine, PTU/methimazole |
hepatotoxic antiepileptics | valproic acid, carbamazepine |
what drugs induce the P450 sys | (BCG PQRS) barbituates, carbamazepine, griseofulvin, phenytoin, quinidine, rifampin, st johns wort |
which antiepileptics block Na+ channels | Carbamazepine, Phenytoin, Lamotrigene, Topiramate, Valproic Acid |
Which antiepileptics work by potentiating the effects of GABA inhibitions | barbs, benzons, valproic acid (does both), gabapentin, topiramate, levetiracetam, tiagabin, vigabatrin |