A patient who is being treated for temporal lobe epilepsy (complex paial seizures) and who is having recurrent seizures on his chronic regimen of carbamazepine is given phenobarbital as a second drug. However, the seizures increase in frequency. What is the probable reason for the apparent deleterious effect of adding phenobarbital:
A patient who is being treated for temporal lobe epilepsy (complex paial seizures) and who is having recurrent seizures on his chronic regimen of carbamazepine is given phenobarbital as a second drug. However, the seizures increase in frequency. What is the probable reason for the apparent deleterious effect of adding phenobarbital:
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A patient who is being treated for temporal lobe epilepsy (complex paial seizures) and who is having recurrent seizures on his chronic regimen of carbamazepine is given phenobarbital as a second drug. However, the seizures increase in frequency. What is the probable reason for the apparent deleterious effect of adding phenobarbital:
✓ Correct Answer: B. Decreased carbamazepine level
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