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Dibenzazepine anticonvulsants

What are Dibenzazepine anticonvulsants?

Anticonvulsants are drugs that prevent or reduce the severity and frequency of seizures in various types of epilepsy. The different types of anticonvulsants may act on different receptors in the brain and have different modes of action.

Two mechanisms that appear to be important in anticonvulsants are enhancement of GABA action and inhibition of sodium channel activity. Other mechanisms are inhibition of calcium channels and glutamate receptors.

List of Dibenzazepine anticonvulsants

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Drug Name Avg. Rating Reviews
oxcarbazepine systemic (Pro)
Brand names: Oxtellar XR, Trileptal
7.8
 383 reviews
carbamazepine systemic (Pro)
Brand names: Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR
7.0
 352 reviews
eslicarbazepine systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Aptiom
6.9
 44 reviews
rufinamide systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Banzel
9.6
 9 reviews
For ratings, users were asked how effective they found the medicine while considering positive/adverse effects and ease of use (1 = not effective, 10 = most effective).

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Medical conditions treated or associated with dibenzazepine anticonvulsants:

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