Epilepsy During Pregnancy
Seizures or epilepsy during pregnancy can be fatal for both the mother and child and needs urgent medical intervention. The reasons are often unknown.
Brand Names and Generic 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.
Brand 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.
Brand Names :
Disorate -250 | Valprosh | Disorate -500 | Zoret -200 | Divalpro | Diproex 125 | Sodaval SR | Dilex | Espoval | Valtec (200 mg)
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Ethosuximide
Ethosuximide is a succinimide anticonvulsant, prescribed for epilepsy.
Brand Names :
Ethosuximide | Zarontin
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Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for partial seizures.
Brand Names :
Epictal | Epictal (500 mg) | Epictal (750 mg) | Epifast | Epifast (500 mg) | Epifast (750 mg) | Lenerve (500 mg) | Levecetam (250 mg) | Levecetam (500 mg) | Levesam
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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.
Brand 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.
Brand Names :
Luminal (30 mg) | Phenobarb | Luminal | Phenobarb (60 mg) | Emgard (15 mg) | Emgard (30 mg) | Emgard (60 mg) | Barbinol | Gardenal | Gardenal (60 mg)
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Phenytoin
Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for certain types of seizures (eg, status epilepticus).
Brand 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.
Brand Names :
Valporate Chrono | Torvate (300mg) | Valcot CR 200 | Valporate Chrono (300 mg) | Valcot CR 300 | Torvate (500mg) | Navalin (500 mg) | Epsoval-XR (500 mg) | Valporate Chrono (500 mg) | Valcot CR 500
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