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anticonvulsant drugs (name:diazepam (indications (manage anxiety disorders…
anticonvulsant drugs
name:diazepam
indications
manage anxiety disorders,used adjunctively in convulsive disorders
mechanism of action
benzodiazepine that exert anxiolytic, sedative,musclerelaxant,anticonvulsant and amnestic effects
contraindications
liver disorder, sleep apnea syndrome, severe renal deficiencies, severe respiratory insufficieny
side effects
drowsiness,muscle weakness,tremor,dizziness, headache
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route of administration
by mouth, intramascular,intravenous, rectal
name:carbamazepine
side effects
nausea,vomiting,drowsiness,dry mouth,swollen tongue,loss of balance, unsteadiness
mechanism of action
sodium channel blocker, has effects on serotonin systems but relevance to its antiseizure effects
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indications
used to prevent and control seizures,to relieve certain types of nerve pain
contraindications
history of previous bone marrow depression,hypersensitivity to the drug
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name:clonazepam
indications
treat panic disorders with or without agoraphobia, treat absence seizure,petit mal variant and akinetic and myoclonic seizure
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route of administration
by mouth, intramuscular, intravenous, sublingual
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side effects
loss of orientation, headache, depression, drowsiness,weakness
mechanism of action
inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system to give its anticonvulsant skeletal muscle relaxant and anxiolytic effects
name:valproic acid
side sffects
hair loss ,blurred vision, weight gain, dizziness,headache
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mechanism of action
increase brain concentrations of gamma-aminobutyric acid, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system
storage condition
store at the room temperature,protect from light,protect from moisture
contraindication
acute or chronic liver dysfunction, known hypersensitivity to valproate