Drug class

Anticonvulsants

Anticonvulsants, commonly termed antiepileptic or antiseizure drugs, represent a diverse class of central nervous system pharmacotherapies designed to prevent, suppress, and manage seizures. Read more about Anticonvulsants

910 drugs in this class 233 manufacturers

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Drugs in Anticonvulsants

Showing 523–531 of 910 drugs

TOPIRAMATE

ANTICONVULSANTS · LENNOX-GASTAUT EPILEPSY ·+4
DIRECT RX

VALPROIC ACID

ANTICONVULSANTS · ABSENCE EPILEPSY ·+2
DIRECT RX

ZONISAMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · PARTIAL EPILEPSY TREATMENT ADJUNCT
DIRECT RX

CARBAMAZEPINE

ANTICONVULSANTS · TONIC-CLONIC EPILEPSY ·+4
CHARTWELL RX LL

CLOBAZAM

ANTICONVULSANTS · LENNOX-GASTAUT SYNDROME TREATMENT ADJUNCT
CHARTWELL RX LL

CLONAZEPAM

ANTIANXIETY AGENTS · PANIC DISORDER ·+4
CHARTWELL RX LL

ETHOSUXIMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · ABSENCE EPILEPSY
CHARTWELL RX LL

LACOSAMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · FOCAL EPILEPSY ·+2
CHARTWELL RX LL
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About Anticonvulsants.

Anticonvulsants, commonly termed antiepileptic or antiseizure drugs, represent a diverse class of central nervous system pharmacotherapies designed to prevent, suppress, and manage seizures.

They exert their therapeutic effects by dampening excessive or abnormal neuronal electrical activity through several principal mechanisms, including modulating voltage-gated sodium and calcium ion channels, potentiating gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)–mediated inhibitory neurotransmission, and attenuating glutamatergic excitatory transmission.

Beyond their primary use in managing various forms of epilepsy and status epilepticus, many agents within this class serve vital therapeutic roles in treating neuropathic pain conditions, bipolar disorder, and migraine prophylaxis.