The anticonvulsants sometimes called also antiepileptics belong to a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in prevention of the occurrence of epileptic seizures.

  • barbiturates and derivatives
    • methylphenobarbital
    • phenobarbital
      • phenobarbitone
      • phenobarbitone sodium
    • primidone
    • barbexaclone
    • metharbital
  • hydantoin derivatives
    • ethotoin
    • phenytoin
    • mephenytoin
    • fosphenytoin
  • oxazolidine derivatives
    • paramethadione
    • trimethadione
    • ethadione
  • succinimide derivatives
    • ethosuximide
    • phensuximide
    • mesuximide
  • benzodiazepine derivatives
    • clonazepam
  • carboxamide derivatives
  • fatty acid derivatives
    • valproic acid
    • valpromide
    • aminobutyric acid
    • vigabatrin
    • progabide
    • tiagabine
  • other antiepileptics