Pharmacology of Antiepileptic Drugs
Pharmacology of Antiepileptic Drugs
Pharmacology of Antiepileptic Drugs
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Carbamazapine<br />
• A tricyclic antidepressant used for partial<br />
seizures; some use in tonic-clonic seizures<br />
• #Induces P450 resulting in increase in its own<br />
metabolism;<br />
• Sedating; Agranulocytosis and Aplastic anemia<br />
(elderly); Leukopenia (10% <strong>of</strong> patients);<br />
Hyponatremia; Nausea and visual disturbances