Choosing a First Drug Treatment for Epilepsy after SANAD: Randomized Controlled Trials, Systematic Reviews, Guidelines and Treating Patients.

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Title: Choosing a First Drug Treatment for Epilepsy after SANAD: Randomized Controlled Trials, Systematic Reviews, Guidelines and Treating Patients.
Authors: Chadwick, David, Marson, Tony
Source: Epilepsia (Series 4). Jul2007, Vol. 48 Issue 7, p1259-1263. 5p.
Subjects: Anticonvulsants, Epilepsy, Randomized controlled trials, Clinical pharmacology, Carbamazepine
Abstract: The ILAE treatment guidelines for initial monotherapy emphasise the poor quality of information available to inform everyday clinical practice. Industry sponsored studies comparing antiepileptic drugs answer restricted licensing questions, rather than those relevant to the clinical community (patients, health professionals and funders of health care). The SANAD study, a pragmatic randomized clinical trial, offers a methodology to address some of these questions. It identifies lamotrigine as a cost-effective alternative to carbamazepine for the treatment of focal epilepsies, but confirms valproate as the most effective drug for the treatment of generalized or unclassified epilepsy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: The ILAE treatment guidelines for initial monotherapy emphasise the poor quality of information available to inform everyday clinical practice. Industry sponsored studies comparing antiepileptic drugs answer restricted licensing questions, rather than those relevant to the clinical community (patients, health professionals and funders of health care). The SANAD study, a pragmatic randomized clinical trial, offers a methodology to address some of these questions. It identifies lamotrigine as a cost-effective alternative to carbamazepine for the treatment of focal epilepsies, but confirms valproate as the most effective drug for the treatment of generalized or unclassified epilepsy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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