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| Active Ingredient | PRIMIDONE |
| Therapeutic Class | BARBITURATES (ANTICONVULSANTS) |
| Indications | As for phenytoin, but no longer recommended except for patients already well controlled with it. |
| Caution | Avoid sudden withdrawal. Drowsiness, ataxia, nausea, rashes and folate deficiency. May decrease effectiveness of pill, may cause drowsiness and loss of appetite. Avoid alcohol. C.f. prescribing in li More ... |
| Dose Range | Adult and children 10 years and over: 125mg at bedtime increased if necessary by 125mg every 3 days to a total of 500mg daily in divided doses. The daily dose may be increased further every 3 days by 250 mg up to a maximum of 1.5 g daily given in divided |
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