LAMOTRIGINE

Course overview

LAMOTRIGINE CAN BE USED TO TREAT THE FOLLOWING PARTIAL SEIZURES, PRIMARY GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES, BIPOLAR I DISORDER MAINTENANCE, AND LENNOX-GASTAUT SYNDROME. OFF-LABEL USES INCLUDE TREATMENT OF ACUTE BIPOLAR DEPRESSION, FIBROMYALGIA, SCHIZOPHRENIA, AND UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION. THIS ACTIVITY COVERS LAMOTRIGINE, INCLUDING MECHANISM OF ACTION, PHARMACOLOGY, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILES, ELIGIBLE PATIENT POPULATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LAMOTRIGINE THERAPY.