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(topiramate, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc.)

An anticonvulsant for add-on therapy in people aged 2 and older with seizures related to Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, the third anticonvulsant approved for this devastating form of epilepsy Previously approved as adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures and primary, generalized tonic-clonic seizures in children and adults.

Dosage: 400 mg a day in two divided doses (for age 17 and over).

Special Considerations: Sleepiness, poor coordination, speech difficulties, psychomotor slowing, blurred or double vision, and memory difficulties may occur but are ...

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