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Oxycarbazepine

Anti convulsants

Description

Oxcarbazepine is a medication used in the treatment of partial seizures. It is in the anticonvulsant drug classification. Oxcarbazepine is a 10-keto derivative of carbamazepine, which came to the market in 2000

Mechanism of action

Experimentally it was found that it produces blockade of voltage sensitive sodium channels, resulting in stabilization of hyper exited neural membranes, inhibition of repetitive neuronal firing, and diminution of propagation of synaptic impulses.

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Mechanism of action

Experimentally it was found that it produces blockade of voltage sensitive sodium channels, resulting in stabilization of hyper exited neural membranes, inhibition of repetitive neuronal firing, and diminution of propagation of synaptic impulses.

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