Rational polytherapy

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2009, Pages 63-68

  French, Jacqueline A ^a,b   Faught, Edward ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Combination therapy; Pharmacodynamic interactions; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; PRIMIDONE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 68949213747     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02238.x     Document Type: Review

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