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17 Cards in this Set
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Indications: Phenobarbital
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Indications: seizure disorder, status epilepticus, sedation
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Dose: Phenobarbital
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Availability: 15,30,60,100mg; 20mg/5mL; IM; IV
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Contraindications and black box warning: Phenobarbital
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Contraindications: porphyria, severe hepatic impairment, respiratory dysfunction, abrupt withdrawal
BBW: none |
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Indications: Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
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Indications: status epilepticus, neurosurgery-related seizures, short-term treatment of seizure disorder
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Dose: Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
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Availability: 4-6mg/kg/day divided qd-tid; IM;IV
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Contraindication: Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
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Contraindications: sinus bradycardia, SA block, 2nd or 3rd degree AV block, Adams-Stokes syndrome
BBW: Black Box Warning(s): IV infusion should not exceed 150mg/min |
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Indication: Valproate, valporic acid (Depakote)
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Indications: complex partial seizures, simple and complex absence seizures, acute manic bipolar disorder, migraine headache prophylaxis
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Dose: Valproate, valporic acid (Depakote)
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Availability: 250mg; 250mg/5mL
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Contraindication: Valproate, valporic acid (Depakote)
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Contraindications: hepatic disease, significant hepatic impairment, urea cycle disorders, mitochondrial disorders, pregnancy, abrupt withdrawal
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BBW: Valproate, valporic acid (Depakote)
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Black Box Warning(s): serious or fatal hepatic failure during the first 6 months of treatment; increased risk of acute liver failure and death for patients with hereditary neurometabolic syndromes; can cause major congenital malformations with in utero exposure; life threatening pancreatitis
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Indications: Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
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Indications: maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder, partial seizures, Lennox-Gastaut seizures, primary generalized tonic clonic seizures
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Dose: Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
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Availability: 25,100,150,200mg;
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Contraindications: Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
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Contraindications: abrupt withdrawal
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BBW: Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
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Black Box Warning(s): serious rashes requiring hospitalizatyion; Stevens-Johnson syndrome; toxic epidermal necrolysis
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Indications: Pregabalin (Lyrica)
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Indications: diabetic neuropathic pain, spinal cord injury associated neuropathic pain, post herpetic neuralgia, adjunct treatment for partial seizures, fibromyalgia
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Dose: Pregabalin (Lyrica)
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Availability: 25,50,75,100,150,200,225,300mg; 20mg/mL
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Contraindications and BBW: Pregabalin (Lyrica)
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Contraindications: abrupt withdrawal
Black Box Warning(s): None |
