The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs
Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs provides a practical and concise reference guide for use by all those clinicians and allied health professionals that treat or care for patients with epilepsy. In full colour throughout, this volume presents the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in alphabetical order and for each AED the information is divided into eight coloured sections: general therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, interaction profile, adverse effects, dosing and use, special populations, and suggested reading. This handy pocket guide will be an excellent companion for all clinicians that treat patients with epilepsy.
- All drugs licensed for clinical use are included: each drug is presented in the same format with coloured sub-sections to allow ready comparison of each drug
- The content of each sub-section is comprehensive, allowing the reader to access all relevant information quickly and easily
- Includes summary tables of seizure indications, common adverse effects and drug interactions for a quick reference guide to treatment decisions
Product details
June 2010Adobe eBook Reader
9780511730931
0 pages
0kg
31 b/w illus.
This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Acth
- Acetazolamide
- Carbamazephine
- Clobazam
- Clonazepam
- Diazepam
- Ethosuximide
- Felbamate
- Fosphenytoin
- Gabapentin
- Lacosamide
- Lamotrigine
- Levetiracetam
- Lorazepam
- Methsuximide
- Midazolam
- Oxcarbazepine
- Paraldehyde
- Phenobarbital
- Phenytoin
- Piracetam
- Pregabalin
- Primidone
- Rufinamide
- Stiripentol
- Sulthiame
- Tiagabine
- Topiramate
- Valproate
- Vigabatrin
- Zonisamide
- Abbreviations
- Index.