The anticonvulsants sometimes called also antiepileptics belong to a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in prevention of the occurrence of epileptic seizures.
- barbiturates and derivatives
- methylphenobarbital
- phenobarbital
- phenobarbitone
- phenobarbitone sodium
- primidone
- barbexaclone
- metharbital
- hydantoin derivatives
- ethotoin
- phenytoin
- mephenytoin
- fosphenytoin
- oxazolidine derivatives
- paramethadione
- trimethadione
- ethadione
- succinimide derivatives
- ethosuximide
- phensuximide
- mesuximide
- benzodiazepine derivatives
- clonazepam
- carboxamide derivatives
- fatty acid derivatives
- valproic acid
- valpromide
- aminobutyric acid
- vigabatrin
- progabide
- tiagabine
- other antiepileptics
- sultiame
- phenacemide
- lamotrigine
- felbamate
- topiramate
- gabapentin
- pheneturide
- levetiracetam
- beclamide
- potassium bromide