AED Monitoring
- Carbamazepine: interactions with other hepatically metabolized drugs and increased risk for osteoporosis and hypercholesterolemia
- Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine: hyponatremia, pancytopenia
- Valproic acid: weight gain, hypercholesterolemia, PCOS, teratogenicity, hepatotoxicity
- Topiramate and zonisamide: increased risk of kidney stones
- All AEDs: drug hypersensitivity syndrome, SJS, and suicidal ideation
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Created on: Tuesday 08-08-2023