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

Children are currently treated with generic antiepileptic drugs, as there aren't yet any disease-targeting medications for this disorder.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

For example, Hong Kong introduced a policy to screen for the HLA-B*1502 allele before prescribing antiepileptic drugs because patients with the allele are at high risk of developing severe skin reactions to the drug carbamazepine.

From Nature • Oct. 13, 2015

The acne treatment Retin A, for instance, and antiepileptic drugs.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2014

More than half of patients can achieve seizure control with treatment, yet almost a third of people with epilepsy have a refractory form of the disease that does not respond well to existing antiepileptic drugs.

From Scientific American • Jul. 3, 2012

They were, to the best of my Recollection, an Ingredient in the antiepileptic Water of Langius, omitted in our late Dispensatories of the College.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)