Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure Treatments

ELEPSIA XR is indicated as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients 12 years of age and older. ELEPSIA XR is indicated as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients 12 years of age and older ( 1 )

Epilepsy Carbamazepine is indicated for use as an anticonvulsant drug. Evidence supporting efficacy of carbamazepine as an anticonvulsant was derived from active drug-controlled studies that enrolled patients with the following seizure types: Partial seizures with complex symptomatology (psychomotor, temporal lobe). Patients with these seizures appear to show greater improvement than those with other types. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal). Mixed seizure patterns which include the above, or other partial or generalized seizures. Absence seizures (petit mal) do not appear to be controlled by carbamazepine. Trigeminal Neuralgia Carbamazepine is indicated in the treatment of the pain associated with true trigeminal neuralgia. Beneficial results have also been reported in glossopharyngeal neuralgia. This drug is not a simple analgesic and should not be used for the relief of trivial aches or pains.

EPRONTIA is indicated for: Epilepsy: Initial monotherapy for the treatment of partial-onset or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients 2 years of age and older.

MOTPOLY XR is indicated for: Treatment of partial-onset seizures in adults and in pediatric patients weighing at least 50 kg.

FYCOMPA, a non-competitive AMPA glutamate receptor antagonist, is indicated for: Treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in patients with epilepsy 4 years of age and older.