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| Active Ingredient | PHENOBARBITAL |
| Therapeutic Class | BARBITURATES (ANTICONVULSANTS) |
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| Active Ingredient | PHENOBARBITONE |
| Therapeutic Class | BARBITURATES (ANTICONVULSANTS) |
| Indications | Grand mal and focal seizures. Less potent but easier to manage than phenytoin. |
| Caution | Avoid sudden withdrawal. Drowsiness, paradoxical excitement and restlessness in children and the elderly. Skin rashes . C.f. prescribing in liver and renal disease p. 16; 34. |
| Dose Range | 60 - 180mg at night in a single dose. |
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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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| Active Ingredient | CLONAZEPAM |
| Therapeutic Class | BENZODIAZEPINES (ANTICONVULSANTS) |
| Indications | All forms of epilepsy including status epilepticus. |
| Caution | Withdraw drug slowly. Avoid alcohol. Drowsiness limits chronic use. |
| Dose Range | 1 mg (500 mcg in the elderly) at night for 4 nights gradually increased over 2 to 4 weeks to a usual maintenance dose of 4 to 8mg daily ;maximum of 20mg/day in divided doses. |
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