TOPIRAMATE

Course overview

TOPIRAMATE IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY AND MIGRAINE. IT IS IN THE SECOND-GENERATION ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS CLASS OF MEDICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS (E.G., OFF-LABEL USES, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS) PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY, MIGRAINE, AND RELATED CONDITIONS.