Lamictal Xr
Active Ingredient(s): LamotrigineFDA Approved: * May 29, 2009
Pharm Company: * SMITHKLINE BEECHAM
Category: Anticonvulsant
Lamotrigine, sold as the brand name Lamictal among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy and stabilize mood in bipolar disorder.[3] For epilepsy, this includes focal seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, and seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.[3] In bipolar disorder, lamotrigine has not been shown to reliably treat acute depression; but for patients with bipolar disorder who are not currently symptomatic, it appears to be effective in reducing the risk of ... [wikipedia]
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