Felbamate: Therapeutic range and other kinetic information

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-31

  Troupin, Allan S ^a,d   Montouris, Georgia ^b   Hussein, Gamal ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Science Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^d Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clearance; Felbamate; Gabapentin; Half life; Interaction; Therapeutic range

Indexed keywords

FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIPLOPIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030988519     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6974(96)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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