Ensure Safety With Antiseizure Meds

January 2023

We’re getting questions about safe use of antiseizure meds...including when they’re for migraine prevention, neuropathy, etc.

Interactions. Be vigilant with phenytoin or carbamazepine...these induce multiple CYP450 enzymes and P-glycoprotein.

For instance, these meds may lower levels of amiodarone...warfarin...direct oral anticoagulants (Eliquis, etc)...and most statins.

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Table of Contents

Opioids Use New Guidelines to Reinforce Safe Opioid Use
Biologics Know Key Points About Immunosuppressive Biologics
Heart Failure Help Patients Get to Goal With Heart Failure Meds
Gastroenterology Reevaluate Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Oral Health Limit Med Changes Before Dental Procedures
Med Safety Ensure Safety With Antiseizure Meds
Constipation Sort Out OTC and Rx Options for Constipation
Pediatrics Stay Alert for Anxiety and Depression in Kids
Practice Be Aware of Tools to Support Shared Decision-Making
Endocarditis Guide Treatment for Endocarditis Due to Injection Drug Use
Liver Disease Assess Terlipressin for Hepatorenal Syndrome