antiepileptic

American  

[an-tee-ep-uh-lept-ik, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˌɛp əˈlɛpt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. used to prevent seizures caused by epilepsy.

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noun

plural

antiepileptics

1. a drug used to prevent seizures caused by epilepsy.

Example Sentences

The researchers randomized the children into three groups that received a placebo, the antidepressant amitriptyline or the antiepileptic medication topiramate.

From Nature

While anosmia is bewildering, parosmia can be unbearable and only in very extreme circumstances can medicine, in the form of an antiepileptic drug, be prescribed.

From BBC

Effects were most pronounced for people who took anticholinergic antidepressants, antipsychotics, antiepileptic drugs and bladder control medications.

From Washington Post

He was treated with antiepileptic medications and dexamethasone.

From Fox News

Pharmacological treatments included hormones, antiepileptic medications, drugs or procedures that affect the nervous system, and botulinum toxin, among others.

From New York Times