Anticonvulsants

Pentobarbital (Pentobarbitone) In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview CNS depressant: direct action on the medulla results in rapid depression of the...

Topiramate In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview The exact mechanism of antiepileptic action is not fully understood. It is hypothesized to...

Potassium bromide In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Within the central nervous system (CNS), bromide competes with transmembrane chloride transport and...

Pregabalin In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Similar mechanism of action to gabapentin, binding to voltage-dependent calcium channels in the CNS...

Phenobarbital In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview It has an antiepileptic effect through affinity for the GABAA receptor, resulting in a...

Phenytoin In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Phenytoin diminishes the spread of focal neural discharges by promoting sodium efflux from neurons...

Midazolam In Dogs & Cats: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Increases the effect of GABA on the GABA A receptor, resulting in neural inhibition,...

Imepitoin: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Imepitoin prevents seizures by potentiating the inhibitory actions of GABAA receptors on neurons. Imepitoin also possesses a mild...

Diazepam: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Enhances the activity of the major inhibitory central nervous system neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), through binding to the benzodiazepine...

Clonazepam (Klonopin): Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Long-acting benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and anxiolytic properties. Enhances the activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), through...