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Clinical Pharmacology Chapter 16 Antiepilepsy Drugs Q&A (1 OF 32) Sample Questions

1. A 30-year-old woman is using oral contraceptives. She has been diagnosed with tonic-clonic seizures. What is the drug of choice in tonic-clonic seizures?

A. Phenytoin
B. Phenobarbital
C. Carbamazepine
D. Valproic acid
E. Lamotrigine

Answer

Ans: E

Tips: CTC. Seizure & Epilepsy Chapter. All of the choices, except for phenobarbital, are used as first line monotherapy in tonic-clonic seizure but only Lamotrigine is non-enzyme inducing antiepileptic drug which does not affect the efficacy of OCPs.

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