Guidelines: Pregnancy Safe with Epilepsy, but Valproate Should be Avoided
...nd the pregnant woman seizure free." The guidelines also state that physicians of women with epilepsy should consider avoiding the epilepsy drugs phenytoin and phenobarbital in order to prevent the possibility of decreased thinking skills in children. In addition, the guidelines recommend women with epile...Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Should Avoid Valproate
...the time to experiment with different medications is before you get pregnant. While it's best to avoid certain drugs, such as valproate and also phenytoin and phenobarbital, according to the guidelines, it's not always possible to do so. Some women must use these medications to control their seizures. ...Epilepsy Drug Impairs Baby's Intelligence
...ly lower IQ scores than the children exposed to the other medications. The average IQ for children exposed in the womb to lamotrigine was 101, for phenytoin it was 99, and for carbamazepine it was 98. Children exposed to valproate in the womb scored an average of 92 on the IQ test, according to the study. ...New research suggests common anti-seizure medications may increase risk of cardiovascular problems
...ti-seizure medications that will not adversely affect cardiovascular health. The study involved two of the most widely-prescribed anticonvulsants phenytoin (Dilantin) and carbamazepine (Tegretol, Carbatrol) which have potent effects on many enzymes in the body involved in different areas of metabolism. ...Treadmill Desks: A Healthy Alternative on the Heels of FDA Warnings of 25 Weight Loss Products
...fits as well: treadmill desks . Potentially harmful ingredients contained in these products marketed as "herbal and/or natural" include phenytoin (which is an antiseizure drug), sibutramine (a controlled substance), rimonabant (not approved in the US), and phenolphthalein (suspected carcinogen)....FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products
...gredients in some of these products include sibutramine (a controlled substance), rimonabant (a drug not approved for marketing in the United States), phenytoin (an anti-seizure medication), and phenolphthalein (a solution used in chemical experiments and a suspected cancer-causing agent). Some of the amounts ...FDA Adds Suicide Warning to Epilepsy Drugs
...rugs, which includes widely used medications such as clonazepam (Klonopin), phenytoin (Dilantin) and topiramate (Topamax). "Patients being treated with antiep...s and refer them to psychiatrists," he added. In addition to clonazepam, phenytoin and topiramate, the drugs covered by the new FDA-mandated labeling are: car...Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
... meeting, in Chicago. The cognitive development of 187 2-year-old children whose mothers were taking the epilepsy drugs lamotrigine, carbamazepine, phenytoin or valproate were tested in the study. Of these children, 41 percent were breast-fed. The children of mothers who breast-fed while on the epilepsy ...Emit® 2000 (Convenience Pack) Phenytoin Assay
Description: The Emit 2000 Phenytoin Assay is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay intended for use in the quantitative analysis of phenytoin in human serum or plasma. Kits are packaged specifically for use on the Roche COBAS MIRA, COBAS MIRA S, and COBAS MIRA Plus chemistry systems...UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs
...since 1994 developed severe liver injury due to one of four specific drugs. The four are the tuberculosis drug isoniazid, the anti-seizure medications phenytoin and valproic acid, and the antibiotic amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium. "Eligible patients from anywhere in North Carolina or neighboring states w...Gene variations explain drug dose required to control seizures
...proximately 181,000 new cases diagnosed each year. phenytoin and carbamazepine are important first-line anti-ep...isions," he continued. Control of epilepsy with phenytoin can be a difficult and lengthy process because of ...a significant association with the maximum dose of phenytoin taken by patients with epilepsy. Moreover, a va...Beyond Seizure Control in the Treatment of Epilepsy With New Anti-Epileptic Drug, Zebinix(TM)
... (12). WHO Atlas: Epilepsy Care in the World. WHO 2005 (13). Mattson, RH, Cramer, JA, et al. Comparison of carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin and primidone in partial and secondarily generalized tonic clonic seizures. New England Journal of Medicine 313:145-151, 1985. (14). Mattson, ...Immunoassay of Theophylline by fluorescence polarisation
...nt drugs: gentamicin at 5 g/mL theophylline at 17.8 g/mL tobramycin at 6.5 g/mL quinidine at 2.6 g/mL phenytoin at 12 g/mL digoxin at 2.2 ng/mL salicylate at 220 g/mL acetaminophen at 217 g/mL lithium at 1.2 meq/L ...