Lamotrigine

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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®

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