Lamotrigine in the treatment of bipolar disorder
Bhagwagar Z, Goodwin G. Lamotrigine in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Expert Opinion On Pharmacotherapy 2005, 6: 1401-1408. PMID: 16013989, DOI: 10.1517/14656566.6.8.1401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderIncidence of rashCommon side effectsLong-term treatmentTreatment of epilepsyCareful prescribingPivotal trialsNovel anticonvulsant agentGlutamatergic functionMood disordersSide effectsPsychiatric conditionsAnticonvulsant agentsMode of actionIon channel conductanceDisordersLamotrigineLong-term basisTreatmentEfficacyPlaceboRashPrescribingHeadachePatients