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Drugs for Epilepsy During Pregnancy

List of drugs used to treat the medical condition called Epilepsy During Pregnancy. Click on the drug to find more information including the brand names,dose,side-effects, adverse events, when to take the drug and the price of the drug.

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Generic and Trade Names of Drugs for Treatment of Epilepsy During Pregnancy

Carbamazepine

Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant drug, prescribed for epilepsy and bipolar disorder, as well as trigeminal neuralgia.

Trade Names :

Acetol | Mazetol | Zeptol | Carbdac | Zen | Tegrital | Versitol | Carbatol | Carzep | Carmaz

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Divalproex

Divalproex is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for bipolar disorder, epilepsy and to prevent migraine headache.

Trade Names :

Disorate -250 | Valprosh | Disorate -500 | Zoret -200 | Divalpro | Divaa | Diproex 125 | Sodaval SR | Dilex | Espoval

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Ethosuximide

Ethosuximide is a succinimide anticonvulsant, prescribed for epilepsy.

Trade Names :

Ethosuximide | Zarontin

Levetiracetam

Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for partial seizures.

Trade Names :

Epictal | Epictal (500 mg) | Epictal (750 mg) | Epifast | Epifast (500 mg) | Epifast (750 mg) | Lenerve (250 mg) | Lenerve (500 mg) | Levecetam (250 mg) | Levecetam (500 mg)

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Oxcarbazepine

Oxcarbazepine is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for partial seizure disorders in epileptic children and adults, either alone or with other medication.

Trade Names :

Oxmazetol-SR (600 mg) | Exep | Oleptal DT | Oxzey | Oxep (150mg) | Oxeptal | Oxana FC | Oxital | Oxcazo | Carbox

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Phenobarbitone

Phenobarbitone is a barbiturate, prescribed for seizures, and treating sleep disorders.

Trade Names :

Cadiphylate Elixir (12mg/4mg/80mg/50mg/1mg/0.55mL/5mL) | Cadiphylate Elixir (12mg/4mg/80mg/50mg/1mg/0.55mL/5mL)

Phenytoin

Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for certain types of seizures (eg, status epilepticus).

Trade Names :

Dilantin | Eptoin 50 | Epileptin | Epsolin 100 | Eptoin 100 | Dilantin | Dilantin | Fentoin Er | Dilantin | Phenicure

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Stiripentol

Stiripentol is used to treat Dravet syndrome (Previously Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy or SMEI), a rare but severe type of epilepsy in young children which is usually triggered by fever or hot temperatures.

Valproic Acid

Valproic Acid is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and rarely for depression.

Trade Names :

Valporate Chrono | Torvate (300mg) | Valcot CR 200 | Valporate Chrono (300 mg) | Valcot CR 300 | Torvate (500mg) | Devot -XL (500 mg) | Navalin (500 mg) | Epsoval-XR (500 mg) | Valporate Chrono (500 mg)

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