tiagabine

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tiagabine

n tiagabina
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(47) Tiagabine, used to treat seizures, increases extracellular GABA levels by blocking GABA reuptake.
Clinical efficacy of gabapentin versus tiagabine for reducing cocaine use among cocaine dependent methadone-treated patients.
The newer antiepileptic drugs (AED) include Lamictal (Lamotrigine), Gabitril (Tiagabine) (Topamax (Topiramate), Keppra (Levetiracetam), Vimpat (Lacosamide), Sabril (Vigabratrin), Neurontin (Gabapentin), Lyrica (Pregabalin), and Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine).
Jansen, "A review of the preclinical pharmacology of tiagabine: a potent and selective anticonvulsant GABA uptake inhibitor," Epilepsia, vol.
Also, oxymorphone HCI tablets (Opana Tablets); rizatriptan benzoate tablets (Maxalt Tablets); carbamazepine extended-release capsules (Carbatrol Extended-Release Capsules); tiagabine HCl Tablets (GABITRIL tiagabine hydrochloride tablets); and fenofibrate tablets (TriCot fenofibrate tablets).
levetiracetam, tiagabine, topiramate) and the antipsychotic olanzapine show some promise as acute treatments, but adequate randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are lacking.
(21) Vigabatrin and tiagabine two drugs that act on different aspects of GABAergic neurotransmission, have been studied in an animal model of noise-induced tinnitus.
Other potential anticonvulsant agents include gabapentin, topiramate, pregabalin and tiagabine, which have limited protein binding and, theoretically, no effects on the cytochrome P-450 system.
Efficacy and cognitive side effects of tiagabine and topiramate in patients with epilepsy.
The VA/DoD guidelines specifically do not recommend benzodiazepines, tiagabine, guanfacine, valproate, or topiramate.
15 October 2010 - US-based biopharmaceutical company Cephalon Inc (NASDAQ: CEPH) today announced that a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for its antiepileptic medication GABITRIL (tiagabine hydrochloride) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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