Lamotrigine: a review of its pharmacological properties and clinical efficacy in epilepsy

KL Goa, SR Ross, P Chrisp - Drugs, 1993 - Springer
Synopsis Lamotrigine is an antiepileptic drug which is believed to suppress seizures by
inhibiting the release of excitatory neurotransmitters. Efficacy has been demonstrated for …

Lamotrigine: an update of its pharmacology and therapeutic use in epilepsy

A Fitton, KL Goa - Drugs, 1995 - Springer
Lamotrigine is an antiepileptic agent which blocks voltage-dependent sodium channels,
thereby preventing excitatory neurotransmitter release. Clinical evidence indicates that …

Carbamazepine toxicity with lamotrigine: pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic interaction?

FMC Besag, DJ Berry, F Pool, JJE Newbery… - Epilepsia, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To determine whether the toxicity that occurs in some patients when lamotrigine
(LTG) is added to carbamazepine (CBZ) is the result of either a pharmacokinetic or a …

Lamotrigine and therapeutic drug monitoring: retrospective survey following the introduction of a routine service

RG Morris, AB Black, AL Harris, AB Batty… - British journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To review (retrospectively) the relationships between lamotrigine (LTG) dosage and
plasma concentrations based on data generated in a routine therapeutic drug monitoring …

Lamotrigine

F Matsuo - Epilepsia, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical use of the antiepileptic drug (AED) lamotrigine (LTG) has dramatically increased
since its introduction in Europe in 1991 and in the United States in 1994. This article surveys …

Population pharmacokinetics of lamotrigine adjunctive therapy in adults with epilepsy

TH Grasela, J Fiedler‐Kelly, E Cox… - The Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma concentrations of lamotrigine, an antiepileptic drug obtained in three adult controlled
clinical trials conducted in the United States were pooled and analyzed using NONMEM, a …

Clinical study of lamotrigine and valproic acid in patients with epilepsy: using a drug interaction to advantage?

RG Morris, AB Black, E Lam… - Therapeutic drug …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Lamotrigine (LTG) is one of the newer antiepileptic drugs which has been shown to have a
spectrum of drug interactions (including with other epilepsy drugs) that can have a …

Prospective study on concentration‐efficacy and concentration‐toxicity: correlations with lamotrigine serum levels

W Fröscher, F Keller, H Vogt, G Krämer - Epileptic disorders, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale: The relationship between lamotrigine (LTG) serum concentration and clinical
response in patients with epilepsy is still controversial. We therefore performed a …

The long‐term use of gabapentin, lamotrigine, and vigabatrin in patients with chronic epilepsy

ICK Wong, DW Chadwick, PBC Fenwick, GE Mawer… - …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To compare the long‐term retention of gabapentin (GBP), lamotrigine (LTG), and
vigabatrin (VGB) by patients with chronic epilepsy and the reasons for treatment …

Lamotrigine

AH Burstein - … : The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Lamotrigine is a novel antiepileptic that, although its mechanism is not completely
understood, appears to affect voltage‐activated sodium channels, resulting in inhibition of …