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 640–648 of 910 drugs

GABAPENTIN

ANTICONVULSANTS · POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA ·+1
ALIVIO MEDICAL

LACOSAMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · FOCAL EPILEPSY ·+2
VIRTUS PHARMACE

PRIMIDONE

ANTICONVULSANTS · TONIC-CLONIC EPILEPSY ·+3
OXFORD PHARMACE

GABAPENTIN

ANTICONVULSANTS · POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA ·+1
GRANULES PHARMA

LACOSAMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · FOCAL EPILEPSY ·+2
Pfizer Laboratories

OXCARBAZEPINE

ANTICONVULSANTS · SIMPLE-PARTIAL EPILEPSY ·+3
BIOCON PHARMA I

LACOSAMIDE

ANTICONVULSANTS · FOCAL EPILEPSY ·+2
ZYDUS PHARMACEU
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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.