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felbamate

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felbamate /fel·ba·mate/ (fel´bah-māt″) an anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy.
felbamate
[fel′bämāt′]
an anticonvulsant used in treatment of epilepsy; administered orally.

felbamate [fel´bah-māt″]
an anticonvulsant used in treatment of epilepsy; administered orally.

felbamate,
n brand name: Felbatol;
drug class: anticonvulsant;
action: anticonvulsant action is unclear;
uses: alone or as an adjunct therapy in partial seizures.

felbamate
a dicarbamate anticonvulsant.

felbamate
Felbatol® Neurology A second-line antiepileptic which ↓ seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy of childhood onset that is poorly controlled with other agents


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The AEDs in the meta-analysis were carbarmazepine (Carbatrol, Equetro), divalproex sodium (Depakote, Depakote ER), felbamate (Felbatol), gabapentin (Neurontin), lamotrigine (Lamictal), levetiracetam (Keppra), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), pregabalin (Lyrica), tiagabine (Gabitril), topiramate (Topamax), and zonisamide (Zonegran).
Table 1: Seizure medicines that may interfere with hormonal birth control Generic Name Brand Name * Carbamazepine Tegretol, Tegretol XR, Carbatrol Felbamate Felbatol Lamotrigine Lamictal Oxcarbazepine Trileptal Phenobarbital Luminal Phenytoin Dilantin, Phenytek Primidone Mysoline Topiramate Topamax * Medicines may be known by different brand names in different countries.
At the time of his admission to the inpatient facility, he was on several medications including valproic acid, clonazepam, felbamate, ethosuximide, and sertraline.
 
 
 
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