Effects of lamotrigine on cognition and behavior compared to carbamazepine as monotherapy for children with partial epilepsy - Doctors Guide

To compare the cognitive and behavioral effects of lamotrigine (LTG) to carbamazepine (CBZ) as monotherapy for pediatric epilepsy. A multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group clinical trial was conducted in children with partial-onset ...

Carbamazepine treatment of bipolar disorder: a retrospective evaluation of naturalistic long-term outcomes - BioMed Central

Carbamazepine (CBZ) has been used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, both in acute mania and maintenance therapy, since the early 1970s. Here, we report a follow-up study of CBZ-treated bipolar patients in the Taipei City Psychiatric Centre. Bipolar ...

Eisai Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Zonegran® (Zonisamide) Monotherapy Treatment for Epilepsy - PR Newswire

Zonisamide demonstrated high response rates for achieving seizure freedom in newly diagnosed patients with epilepsy, [6] similar to controlled release carbamazepine. In the majority of patients, seizure freedom was achieved at the target dose of 300 mg.

Drugs give the immune system a mistaken sense of self - Ars Technica

The researchers showed that this mechanism is not unique to abacavir. Carbamazepine is a mood-stabilizer and anticonvulsant used to treat mania, bipolar disorder, and epileptic seizures. In some people of Asian descent, who are more likely to ...

Eisai gets positive CHMP opinion for zonisamide monotherapy for epilepsy treatment - pharmabiz.com

The CHMP based its decision on clinical data from a double blind, randomized, multicenter study designed to compare once-daily Zonegran with twice-daily controlled release carbamazepine as monotherapy in 583 adults with newly diagnosed partial-onset epilepsy.

Research team uncovers mechanism behind drugs that cause altered immunity - medicalxpress.com

The team also found that abacavir is not the only drug that leads to such a situation, the mood stabilizer carbamazepine was also found to settle in the HLA clefts causing changes to the types of protein bits that can be presented to T cells ...

Medications While Pregnant - Psych Centra

If the patient has been taking an anticonvulsant such as carbamazepine (Tegretol) or valproic acid (Depakote) – both of which have a somewhat higher risk than lithium – an alternate treatment should be used if at all possible. The risks of two other ...

Vertex Receives European CHMP Positive Opinion for KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor), the First Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic Fibrosis - Yahoo Finance

KALYDECO should not be used with certain medicines, including the antibiotics rifampin and rifabutin; seizure medications (phenobarbital, carbamazepine, or phenytoin); and the herbal supplement St. John’s Wort. KALYDECO can cause serious side effects.

The Columbia River's worrisome chemistry - Oregonian

The anti-seizure medicine carbamazepine and the over-the-counter antihistamine diphenhydramine throughout. Galaxolide, aerily named as the synthetic fragrance in air fresheners but known to affect estrogen levels, everywhere. And of 49 manmade ...