Lamotrigine Definition

lə-mōtrĭ-jēn
noun
An anticonvulsant drug, C9 H7 Cl2 N5 , used also as a mood stabilizer to treat bipolar disorder.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Lamotrigine

  • Perhaps (ch)l(oro)– am(in)o -trigine (alteration of triazine)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lamotrigine Sentence Examples

  • Targets include other AEDs, particularly phenytoin, phenobarbitone, carbamazepine epoxide, and lamotrigine.

  • Lamotrigine (Lamictal, or LTG), an anticonvulsant medication, is often used in patients with a history of rapid cycling and antidepressant-induced mania.

  • Lamotrigine may be used in conjunction with divalproex (divalproate) and/or lithium.

  • Possible side effects of lamotrigine include skin rash, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nausea, and vomiting.

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