Anti-seizure medications (ASMs): dosing summary
Evidence-based neurology checklist on anti-seizure medications (asms): dosing summary: Acetazolamide The dose is 4 mg/kg/day The typical adult dose is 500-1000 mg daily The standard formulation is administered in 3-4 divided doses The extended-release formulation is administered in 1 to 2 divided…
Acetazolamide
- The dose is 4 mg/kg/day
- The typical adult dose is 500-1000 mg daily
- The standard formulation is administered in 3-4 divided doses
- The extended-release formulation is administered in 1 to 2 divided doses
Brivaracetam
Carbamazepine
Clobazam
Clonazepam
Eslicarbazepine
Ethosuximide
Felbamate
Gabapentin
Lacosamide
Lamotrigine
Levetiracetam
Oxcarbazepine
Perampanel
Phenobarbitone
Phenytoin
Piracetam
Pregabalin
Primidone
Rufinamide in adults
Rufinamide in children ≥4 years
Stiripentol
Sulthiame
Tiagabine
Topiramate
Valproate
Vigabatrin
Zonisamide
Acronyms
Acetazolamide
Brivaracetam
Carbamazepine
Clobazam
Clonazepam
Eslicarbazepine
Ethosuximide
Felbamate
Gabapentin
Lacosamide
Lamotrigine
Levetiracetam
Oxcarbazepine
Perampanel
Phenobarbitone
Phenytoin
Piracetam
Pregabalin
Primidone
Rufinamide in adults
Rufinamide in children ≥4 years
Stiripentol
Sulthiame
Tiagabine
Topiramate
Valproate
Vigabatrin
Zonisamide
Acronyms
References
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- Powell G, Saunders M, Marson AG. Immediate-release versus controlled-release carbamazepine in the treatment of epilepsy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014; 2:CD007124.
- Gauthier AC, Mattson RH. Clobazam: a safe, efficacious, and newly rediscovered therapeutic for epilepsy. CNS Neurosci Ther 2015; 21:543-548.
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