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This chapter contains information concerning the dispositions of various antiepileptic drugs that have sometimes been used in pregnancy, in particular oxcarbazepine. The information concerning the effects of pregnancy on the pharmacokinetics of gabapentin, ethosuximide, vigabatrin, zonisamide and various benzodiazepines with antiepileptic properties is relatively scanty, though the available data do not suggest that there are significant departures from the principles set down in Chap. 3 in relation to the anticipated effects of pregnancy on drug disposition.
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Eadie, M., Vajda, F. (2016). Antiepileptic Drugs Sometimes Used in Pregnancy. In: Antiepileptic Drugs and Pregnancy. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21434-4_6
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