Lamotrigine

lamotrigine
IUPAC name: 6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine-3,5-diamine Synonyms: lamotrigina, lamotriginum, GW 273293 Formula: C9H7N5Cl2
Uses:	antiepileptic drug
Properties:	phenyltriazine class
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Mass (g/mol): CAS #: 256.09 84057-84-1

Lamotrigine (pronounced: la moe' tri jeen ^MedMaster), also called lamotrigina or lamotriginum, is an anticonvulsive drug use to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. For epilepsy it is used to treat partial seizures, primary and secondary tonic-clonic seizures, and seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Lamotrigine also acts as a mood stabilizer. Chemically unrelated to other anticonvulsants, lamotrigine has relatively few side-effects and does not require blood monitoring

Brand Names

• Lamictal®
• Lamictal CD ®
• Lamictin®

External Links

The most up-to-date information about Lamotrigine and other drugs can be found at the following sites.

• Lamotrigine - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
• Lamotrigine - Drug information for consumers from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
• Lamotrigine - Detailed information from DrugBank.