title: Pharmacokinetics and interaction profile of topiramate: review and comparison with other newer antiepileptic drugs.
abstract: Standard antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have a number of pharmacokinetic shortcomings, and AEDs with more favorable profiles would be preferred. The pharmacokinetics and interaction profile of the recently developed AED topiramate (TPM), is reviewed and compared with those of other newer AEDs including lamotrigine (LTG), gabapentin (GBP), vigabatrin (VGB), and oxcarbazepine (OCBZ). Although none of these agents meets all of the criteria of the "ideal" AED from the pharmacokinetic standpoint, a number of these drugs, including TPM, have desirable properties that distinguish them from the older AEDs and should contribute to their clinical utility.
authors.affiliation: The National Center for Epilepsy, Sandvika, Norway.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Johannessen
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000588:Amines; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D004347:Drug Interactions; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D005632:Fructose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D000077236:Topiramate; D014227:Triazines / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020888:Vigabatrin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D014227:Triazines; D000077236:Topiramate; D005632:Fructose; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin; D020888:Vigabatrin; D000077213:Lamotrigine