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

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PREGABALIN

ANTICONVULSANTS · POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA ·+4
APHENA PHARMA S

PRIMIDONE

ANTICONVULSANTS · TONIC-CLONIC EPILEPSY ·+3
APHENA PHARMA S

TOPIRAMATE

ANTICONVULSANTS · LENNOX-GASTAUT EPILEPSY ·+4
APHENA PHARMA S

LACOSAMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · FOCAL EPILEPSY ·+2
FLORIDA PHARMAC

LEVETIRACETAM

ANTICONVULSANTS · MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY ADJUNCT TREATMENT ·+2
EYWA PHARMA INC

VALPROIC ACID

ANTICONVULSANTS · ABSENCE EPILEPSY ·+2
EYWA PHARMA INC

LACOSAMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · FOCAL EPILEPSY ·+2
NOVADOZ PHARMAC
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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.