Severe overdosage with the antiepileptic drug oxcarbazepine
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Safety of the newer antiepileptic drug oxcarbazepine during pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE Seizure control in pregnant women with epilepsy is vital, as maternal seizures may have deleterious consequences. The treatment of pregnant women with epilepsy is, however, complicated by the teratogenicity of older antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). In this review, the safety of the newer AED oxcarbazepine during pregnancy is assessed based on published pregnancy outcome data. Other relevan...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0306-5251,1365-2125
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02129.x