Seizures and Epilepsy

Acute control and chronic management of seizure disorders. Status-epilepticus protocols use benzodiazepines first line, with phenobarbital, levetiracetam, or potassium bromide for maintenance. Etiology workup is essential — idiopathic epilepsy is a diagnosis of exclusion.

Drugs cited for seizures and epilepsy (37)

Alfaxalone(Alfaxan)
Sedation/Anesthesia
Brivaracetam(Briviact)
Neurological
Calcium (oral/injectable)(Cal-Phos, Calciquid)
Vitamin/Supplement
Calcium Gluconate
Emergency
Cannabidiol (CBD)(ElleVet, various)
Herbal/Alternative
Carbamazepine(Tegretol)
Neurological
Clorazepate(Tranxene)
Behavioral
Diazepam(Valium)
Sedative/Anticonvulsant
Ethosuximide(Zarontin)
Neurological
Ezogabine(Potiga)
Neurological
Felbamate(Felbatol)
Neurological
Gabapentin(Neurontin)
Analgesic
Gabapentin Compounded Oral(Compounded Gabapentin)
Compounded Drug
Imepitoin(Pexion)
Neurological
Ketamine(Ketaset, Vetalar)
Sedation/Anesthesia
Lacosamide(Vimpat)
Neurological
Lamotrigine(Lamictal)
Neurological
Levetiracetam(Keppra)
Anticonvulsant
Lorazepam(Ativan)
Behavioral
Magnesium Sulfate(MgSO4, Epsom Salt (injectable))
Emergency
Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT Oil)(MCT Oil Veterinary, Purina Neurocare MCT)
Supplement
Midazolam(Versed)
Sedation/Anesthesia
Midazolam Injectable(Versed)
Neurological
Oxcarbazepine(Trileptal)
Neurological
Perampanel(Fycompa)
Neurological
Phenobarbital(Luminal, Solfoton)
Anticonvulsant
Phenobarbital Compounded Oral(Compounded Phenobarbital Solution)
Compounded Drug
Phenytoin(Dilantin)
Neurological
Potassium Bromide(K-BroVet)
Anticonvulsant
Pregabalin(Lyrica)
Analgesic
Primidone(Mysoline, Neurosyn)
Neurological
Rufinamide(Banzel)
Neurological
Tiagabine(Gabitril)
Neurological
Topiramate(Topamax)
Neurological
Valproic Acid(Depakene, Depakote (divalproex))
Neurological
Vigabatrin(Sabril)
Neurological
Zonisamide(Zonegran)
Anticonvulsant

Each drug page lists the dose, citation, and species-specific rules. Verify against current literature before prescribing.