Enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (EIAEDs) are a class ofmedications used to manage seizures that also have the effect of increasing theactivity of certain liver enzymes, primarily the cytochrome P450 (CYP450)family

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How Enzyme Induction Works:

•          EIAEDsstimulate the production of CYP450 enzymes in the liver.

•          Theseenzymes are responsible for metabolizing (breaking down) many drugs and othersubstances in the body/

Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Phenytoin (Dilantin),Phenobarbital (Luminal),and Primidone (Mysoline) are the classicalenzyme-inducing antiseizure drugs (ASDs). Non-enzyme-inducing ASDs includeLevetiracetam (Keppra), Lamotrigine (Lamictal),Lacosamide (Vimpat).

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