| Drug Name: | Lamotrigine |
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| Drug Class: | Anticonvulsant |
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| Mechanism of Action: | - Blocks voltage-sensitive sodium channels
- Inhibits glutamate release
- Modulates calcium channels
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| Use: | - Treatment of epilepsy
- Maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder
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| Side Effects: | - Headache
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Blurred vision
- Rash (including Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
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| Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to lamotrigine
- History of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Severe renal impairment
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