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primidone

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Noun1.primidone - an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor
anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug - a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)


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The other medications are known to lower serum and tissue concentrations of folate by various mechanisms, and include antiepileptics (carbamazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine, primidone, valproic acid and phenobarbital) and cholestyramine (reduces cholesterol).
It is indicated for adjunctive therapy in partial seizures, generalized seizures of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in adults and pediatric patients (greater than or equal to 2 years) as well as for conversion to monotherapy in adults with partial seizures who are receiving treatment with carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone, or valproate.
food records, food frequency or typical intake interview) Table 2 Medication-Nutrient interactions associated with medications frequently prescribed for children with special healthcare needs Medications Use Drug Nutrient Interaction Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Anticonvulsants Decreased folic phentoin (Dilantin), acid levels with phenybarbital, primidone concurrent increased (Mysoline) Valproic Acid homocysteine levels.
 
 
 
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