Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
Loading next page...
/lp/springer-journals/a-practitioner-s-guide-to-prescribing-antiepileptics-and-mood-vc4q08ZAxq
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Copyright
- © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
- ISBN
- 978-1-4614-2011-8
- Pages
- 155 –184
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-2012-5_9
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[We developed this lamotrigine guideline using drug prescribing information and reviewing the available literature on relevant neuropsychiatric disorders in populations without intellectual disabilities because of the dearth of available literature on the population with intellectual disabilities. This guideline includes indications; contraindications; assessments prior to and during treatment; dosing with particular focus on dosing modifications required by drug–drug interactions, or personal characteristics; and adverse drug reactions. The procedures contained in this guideline may not fully account for all of the possible risks of treatment in this population because of the limited studies available; thus, there will be a need to periodically update this guideline as new information becomes available. Nevertheless, we believe that this guideline provides a useful resource for clinicians who treat epilepsy or mood disorders in adult individuals with intellectual disabilities. A lamotrigine drug utilization review that summarizes this guideline is described.]
Published: Feb 1, 2012
Keywords: Intellectual Disability; First Degree Atrioventricular Block; Lamotrigine Dose; Gastaut Syndrome; Lamotrigine Treatment