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DIT antiseizure meds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |