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Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Nervous System

Overview of Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Nervous System

Anticonvulsants or Antiepileptic Drugs

Antiepileptic Drugs Used to Stop Ongoing Seizure Activity

Maintenance Anticonvulsant or Antiepileptic Therapy

Tranquilizers, Sedatives, and Analgesics

Psychotropic Agents

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

There are many anthelmintics but most come from only three classes of compounds that act in similar ways. Which class of compounds is NOT one of the main three?

Benzimidazoles
Imidazothiazoles
Macrocyclic lactones
Spiroindoles

Overview of Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Nervous System

By

Linda Shell

, DVM, DACVIM-Neurology, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

Last full review/revision Mar 2015 | Content last modified Mar 2015

Drugs used to modify or treat disorders of the nervous system fall into several categories: anticonvulsants or antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), tranquilizers, sedatives, analgesics, and psychotropic agents. Also see Principles of Therapy of Neurologic Disease, discussed in Analgesic Pharmacology, and Principles of Pharmacologic and Natural Treatment for Behavioral Problems.

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Anticonvulsants or Antiepileptic Drugs

Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Nervous System

Overview of Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Nervous System

Anticonvulsants or Antiepileptic Drugs

Antiepileptic Drugs Used to Stop Ongoing Seizure Activity

Maintenance Anticonvulsant or Antiepileptic Therapy

Tranquilizers, Sedatives, and Analgesics

Psychotropic Agents

Tranquilizers, Antidepressants, Sleep Aids, and Anticonvulsants (Toxicity)

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There are many anthelmintics but most come from only three classes of compounds that act in similar ways. Which class of compounds is NOT one of the main three?

Benzimidazoles
Imidazothiazoles
Macrocyclic lactones
Spiroindoles

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