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*[[Gabapentin]]
*[[Carbamazepine]] (Tegretol)
*[[Clobazam]] (Onfi)
*[[Diazepam]] (Valium)
*[[Ethosuximide]]
*[[Fosphenytoin]]
*[[Gabapentin]] (Neurontin)
*[[Lacosamide]] (Vimpat)
*[[Lamotrigine]] (Lamictal)
*[[Levetiracetam]] (Keppra)
*[[Lorazepam]] (Ativan)
*[[Midazolam]] (Versed)
*[[Oxcarbazepine]] (Trileptal)
*[[Pentobarbital]]
*[[Phenobarbital]]
*[[Phenytoin]] (Dilantin)
*[[Propofol]]
*[[Topiramate]] (Topamax)
*[[Valproate]] (Depakote)
*[[Zonisamide]]


[[Category:Drugs]]
{{Pediatric anticonvulsants}}
 
==See Also==
*[[Seizure]]
*[[Anticonvulsant levels and reloading]]
 
[[Category:Pharmacology]]
[[Category:Neurology]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 19 October 2022

Pediatric Anticonvulsants Table

Drug Dose Infusion Rate (Minutes) Age Comments/Cautions
Levetiracetam
  • 60 mg/kg/dose IV/IO
  • MAX: 4500 mg/dose
≥5 Any Most commonly used agent
Fosphenytoin
  • 20 mg phenytoin equivalent (PE)/kg/dose IV/IO/IM
  • MAX: 1000 PE/dose
≥10 Any Choose alternate drug if on phenytoin at home; may decrease BP/HR; not for toxin-induced seizures
Valproic acid
  • 40 mg/kg/dose IV/IO
  • MAX: 3000 mg/dose
≥10 ≥2 years Caution in patients with liver dysfunction, mitochondrial disease, urea disorder, thrombocytopenia, or unexplained developmental delay
Phenytoin
  • 20 mg/kg/dose IV/IO
  • MAX: 1000 mg/dose
≥20 Any Choose alternate drug if on phenytoin at home; may decrease BP/HR; not for toxin-induced seizures
Phenobarbital
  • 20 mg/kg/dose IV/IO
  • MAX: 1000 mg/dose
≥20 <6 months First line for most neonatal seizures. Respiratory depression, especially in combination with benzodiazepines

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