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Rising use of antiseizure medications in pregnancy reported
04 Aug 2025 17:01 GMT
… continue to use antiseizure medications (ASMs) during pregnancy despite … . This included lamotrigine and levetiracetam. The second category included … during pregnancy of some drugs with known risks and …
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Use of antiseizure drugs with known or uncertain …
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Trends in Antiseizure Drug Use During Pregnancy
30 Jul 2025 12:26 GMT
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Prenatal exposure to safer antiseizure medications (ASMs) increased and valproate … considered the safest (lamotrigine and levetiracetam), those with uncertain risk ( … pregnancy characteristics, along with ASM treatment characteristics, were analysed over …
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Rise in Seizure Medication Risks During Pregnancy
29 Jul 2025 09:30 GMT
… these drugs than people with a higher level of resources.
“These medications … morbidities, pregnancy outcome, and ASM treatment modalities—were assessed. The researchers … considered the safest (lamotrigine and levetiracetam)
• ASMs with uncertain risk, …
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Dear Doctor: I’m in shock after I had a seizure during my annual checkup
28 Jul 2025 13:44 GMT
… had a seizure in my doctor’s office during my annual … controlled. I am now taking levetiracetam for seizures. I have never … seem to be tolerating the medication well. -- D.M.
ANSWER … you hold off on immediate treatment unless you have a second …
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Study finds continued use of risky antiseizure drugs during pregnancy
24 Jul 2025 13:16 GMT
… and levetiracetam; those with uncertain risk, including pregabalin, gabapentin and newer drugs … least one antiseizure medication.
Those exposed to the safest drugs increased by … in Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medications Over the Past Decade. Neurology …
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Use of Antiseizure Drugs with Known or Uncertain Risks During Pregnancy Continues
24 Jul 2025 00:16 GMT
… 23, 2025, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy … and levetiracetam; those with uncertain risk, including pregabalin, gabapentin and newer drugs … is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, care and treatment of …
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Taking specific antiseizure drugs during pregnancy linked to increased risk of malformations at birth
17 Jul 2025 00:38 GMT
… child. While some older drugs are known to increase the … 39; medications. Our study looked at a number of drugs and … at 6%. Among newer drugs, birth defects occurred in … an increased risk with medications like levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, gabapentin and …
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During Pregnancy, Are Newer Antiseizure Medications Safer Than Older Drugs?
16 Jul 2025 23:03 GMT
… Boston, Massachusetts. “While some older drugs are known to increase the … show an increased risk with medications like levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, gabapentin and zonisamide … is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, care and treatment of …
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Medical agency partner held in Karimnagar for selling counterfeit drugs
12 Jul 2025 06:20 GMT
… Person of Venu Medical Agencies, located in Sai Nagar, Doctors Street, Karimnagar … , for dealing with spurious (counterfeit) drugs.
The … the seizure of spurious drug— ‘Levipil 500’ Tablets (Levetiracetam Tablets 500 mg …
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Arrest made in Hyderabad over fake Sun Pharma anti-epileptic medicine
10 Jul 2025 15:55 GMT
… ensure zero tolerance towards dealers, medical shops, and pharmacies found involved … per law.
Medical Dialogues team recently reported that Drugs Control Administration, … , had seized Spurious Drug ';Levipil 500' Tablets (Levetiracetam Tablets 500 mg …