(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
antiepileptic
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for antiepileptic.
Editorial note
It was approved as an antiepileptic drug in 1967 in France and has become the most widely prescribed antiepileptic drug worldwide.
Quick take
(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of antiepileptic gathered in one view.
(pharmacology) Acting to prevent epileptic seizures
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for antiepileptic.
noun
(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
See also: anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant-drug, antiepileptic-drug
adjective
(pharmacology) Acting to prevent epileptic seizures
See also: anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant-drug, antiepileptic-drug
Example sentences
It was approved as an antiepileptic drug in 1967 in France and has become the most widely prescribed antiepileptic drug worldwide.
Medical keto diets don't have leeway because they depend on the ketone bodies as an antiepileptic drug.
In causing dementia, there is not a more potent drug than topiramate (antiepileptic and migraine prophylaxis).
Lamotrigine (an antiepileptic like divalproex aka Depakote) helps to stabilize my mood.
Are you on any antiepileptic medications?
Methods: This multicenter, observational prospective cohort study compared pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to pregabalin with those of matched controls (not exposed to any medications known to be teratogenic or to any antiepileptic drugs).
α2δ-1 is the high-affinity receptor for two commonly prescribed antiepileptic, antineuropathic pain medications, gabapentin (GBP, Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica) (Gee et al., 1996).
Opioids (16,651; 75.2%), benzodiazepines (6497; 29.4%), antidepressants (3889; 17.6%), and antiepileptic and antiparkinsonism drugs (1717; 7.8%) were the pharmaceuticals (alone or in combination with other drugs) most commonly involved in pharmaceutical overdose deaths.
Quote examples
"In each study, the treatment group received the experimental therapeutic intervention in addition to conventional antiepileptic drug treatment, and the control group received a matching placebo in addition to conventional antiepileptic drug treatment."
Post surgical medication are like this: "take once a day" not something like "take this antiepileptic drug once a day to prevent seizures after brain surgery." Which is the actual purpose of the medication.
There are "scarce" (zero?) studies of this, so this "represents an area of opportunity to test the efficacy of the plant as an anxiolytic, antidepressant, antiepileptic, or sleep enhancer." So: no evidence that it works, just some possible future work.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use antiepileptic in a sentence?
It was approved as an antiepileptic drug in 1967 in France and has become the most widely prescribed antiepileptic drug worldwide.
What does antiepileptic mean?
(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
What part of speech is antiepileptic?
antiepileptic is commonly used as noun, adjective.