Complete List of | Anticonvulsant Medicines
Brand: ETHOSUXIMIDE |
Strength: 250 mg/5ml |
Form: Oral Solution
Class:| Anticonvulsant
Use:| Treatment of absence seizures (petit mal epilepsy)
Adult dose:| Initial: 500 mg/day; increase by 250 mg every 4-7 days; usual maintenance: 20 mg/kg/day
Pediatric dos...
Brand: CEREBYX |
Strength: 50 mg/ml |
Form: Solution For Injection
Class:| Anticonvulsant (Hydantoin derivative)
Use:| Treatment and prevention of seizures, particularly status epilepticus
Adult dose:| Loading dose: 15-20 mg PE/kg IV at a rate of 100-150 mg PE/mi...
Brand: MAGNESIUM SULPHATE |
Strength: 500 mg/ml |
Form: Solution For Injection
Class:|Electrolyte supplement, anticonvulsant
Use:|Treatment of hypomagnesemia, prevention and control of seizures in eclampsia, torsades de pointes
Adult dose:|Eclampsia: 4-5 g IV initially, then...
Brand: PETINUTIN |
Strength: 150 mg |
Form: Capsules
Class:| Anticonvulsant, Succinimide
Use:| Treatment of absence seizures (petit mal epilepsy)
Adult dose:| Typically, 300 mg to 1.2 g daily in divided doses, adjusted based on response and toleranc...
Brand: PETINUTIN |
Strength: 300 mg |
Form: Capsules
Class:| Anticonvulsant, Succinimide derivative
Use:| Treatment of absence seizures (petit mal epilepsy)
Adult dose:| Start with 300 mg daily; may increase by 300 mg every 4-7 days until control is...
Brand: PHENOBARBITONE |
Strength: 200 mg/ml |
Form: Solution For Injection
Class:| Barbiturate anticonvulsant
Use:| Treatment of seizures, sedation, and preoperative anxiety
Adult dose:| 100-200 mg intramuscularly or intravenously; may repeat every 6 hours as needed
Pe...