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Health Encyclopedia: Epilepsy Medications
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According to a 2000 survey, the anti-epilepsy drug (AED) arsenal has nearly doubled in size since 1993. As a result, doctors have been able to offer many of their patients drugs with improved effectiveness, tolerability, and safety. Depending on the seizure type, certain standard AEDs are usually used first (called first-line drugs). If they fail, or if the patient becomes tolerant to the primary AEDs, then newer add-on or second-line AEDs are tried, usually in combination with the st...
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