Medications for Seizures (Convulsions)
Other names: Absence Seizure; Complex Partial Seizure; Fits
See also: sub-topics
Drugs used to treat Seizures
The following list of medications are in some way related to or used in the treatment of this condition.
Drug name | Rating | Reviews | Activity ? | Rx/OTC | Pregnancy | CSA | Alcohol |
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Keppra | 5.7 | 175 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: levetiracetam systemic Drug class: pyrrolidine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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levetiracetam | 6.0 | 223 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: levetiracetam systemic Brand names: Keppra, Keppra XR, Elepsia XR, Roweepra, Roweepra XR, Spritam …show all Drug class: pyrrolidine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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diazepam | 9.1 | 13 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: diazepam systemic Brand names: Diastat, Valtoco, Valium, Diastat AcuDial, Diazepam Intensol, Diastat Pediatric …show all Drug class: benzodiazepines, benzodiazepine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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topiramate | 6.2 | 21 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: topiramate systemic Brand names: Trokendi XR, Topamax, Qudexy XR, Eprontia …show all Drug class: carbonic anhydrase inhibitor anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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Diastat | 7.0 | 1 review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: diazepam systemic Drug class: benzodiazepine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Aptiom | 6.7 | 26 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: eslicarbazepine systemic Drug class: dibenzazepine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Dilantin | 7.4 | 40 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: phenytoin systemic Drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsants, group I antiarrhythmics For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Oxtellar XR | 10 | 1 review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: oxcarbazepine systemic Drug class: dibenzazepine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Trokendi XR | Rate | Add review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: topiramate systemic Drug class: carbonic anhydrase inhibitor anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Valtoco | Rate | Add review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: diazepam systemic Drug class: benzodiazepine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Vimpat | 6.7 | 134 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: lacosamide systemic Drug class: miscellaneous anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Briviact | 6.1 | 14 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: brivaracetam systemic Drug class: pyrrolidine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Fycompa | 4.7 | 16 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: perampanel systemic Drug class: AMPA receptor antagonists For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Xcopri | 10 | 2 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: cenobamate systemic Drug class: carbamate anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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midazolam | 0.0 | 1 review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: midazolam systemic Brand name: Nayzilam Drug class: benzodiazepines For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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Nayzilam | 0.0 | 1 review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: midazolam systemic Drug class: benzodiazepines For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Sabril | 9.0 | 1 review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: vigabatrin systemic Drug class: gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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vigabatrin | 9.0 | 1 review | Rx | ||||
Generic name: vigabatrin systemic Brand names: Sabril, Vigadrone Drug class: gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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phenobarbital | 8.9 | 24 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: phenobarbital systemic Drug class: barbiturates, barbiturate anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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Trileptal | 7.3 | 21 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: oxcarbazepine systemic Drug class: dibenzazepine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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zonisamide | 5.3 | 83 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: zonisamide systemic Brand names: Zonegran, Zonisade Drug class: carbonic anhydrase inhibitor anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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phenytoin | 7.3 | 54 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: phenytoin systemic Brand names: Dilantin, Phenytoin Sodium, Phenytek Drug class: hydantoin anticonvulsants, group I antiarrhythmics For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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oxcarbazepine | 7.5 | 34 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: oxcarbazepine systemic Brand names: Oxtellar XR, Trileptal Drug class: dibenzazepine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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Zonegran | 6.3 | 41 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: zonisamide systemic Drug class: carbonic anhydrase inhibitor anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Keppra XR | 7.8 | 8 reviews | Rx | ||||
Generic name: levetiracetam systemic Drug class: pyrrolidine anticonvulsants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Frequently asked questions
Topics under Seizures
- Seizure Prevention (25 drugs)
Learn more about Seizures
Care guides
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy and Pregnancy
- Epilepsy in Children
- Febrile Seizure in Children
- Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures
- Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures in Children
- New Onset Absence Seizures in Adults
Symptoms and treatments
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Rating | For ratings, users were asked how effective they found the medicine while considering positive/adverse effects and ease of use (1 = not effective, 10 = most effective). |
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Activity | Activity is based on recent site visitor activity relative to other medications in the list. |
Rx | Prescription only. |
OTC | Over-the-counter. |
Rx/OTC | Prescription or Over-the-counter. |
Off-label | This medication may not be approved by the FDA for the treatment of this condition. |
EUA | An Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) allows the FDA to authorize unapproved medical products or unapproved uses of approved medical products to be used in a declared public health emergency when there are no adequate, approved, and available alternatives. |
Pregnancy Category | |
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A | Adequate and well-controlled studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy (and there is no evidence of risk in later trimesters). |
B | Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. |
C | Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks. |
D | There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks. |
X | Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits. |
N | FDA has not classified the drug. |
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Schedule | |
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M | The drug has multiple schedules. The schedule may depend on the exact dosage form or strength of the medication. |
U | CSA Schedule is unknown. |
N | Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
1 | Has a high potential for abuse. Has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. There is a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. |
2 | Has a high potential for abuse. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. |
3 | Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
4 | Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
5 | Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 4. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 4. |
Alcohol | |
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X | Interacts with Alcohol. |
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