Antiseizure Drugs
Presented by Sherry Cheever MSN, APRN, FNP-C
,Objectives
● Contrast the two international classifications of seizures with characteristics of
each type.
● Differential between the types of seizures.
● Summarize the pharmacokinetic, side effects, and adverse reactions,
therapeutic plasma levels, contraindications for use, and drug interactions of
phenytoin.
● Compare the actions of hydantoins, long-acting barbiturates, succinimides,
benzodiazepines, iminostilbenes, and valproate.
● Apply the nursing process to antiseizure drugs include patient teaching.
, Readings
● Chapter #19
McCuiston, L.E., Vuljoin-DiMaggio, K., Winton, M., & Yeager, J.J. (2021)
Pharmacology: A patient-centered nursing process approach (10th ed.).
Canada: Saunders/Elsevier Inc.
Presented by Sherry Cheever MSN, APRN, FNP-C
,Objectives
● Contrast the two international classifications of seizures with characteristics of
each type.
● Differential between the types of seizures.
● Summarize the pharmacokinetic, side effects, and adverse reactions,
therapeutic plasma levels, contraindications for use, and drug interactions of
phenytoin.
● Compare the actions of hydantoins, long-acting barbiturates, succinimides,
benzodiazepines, iminostilbenes, and valproate.
● Apply the nursing process to antiseizure drugs include patient teaching.
, Readings
● Chapter #19
McCuiston, L.E., Vuljoin-DiMaggio, K., Winton, M., & Yeager, J.J. (2021)
Pharmacology: A patient-centered nursing process approach (10th ed.).
Canada: Saunders/Elsevier Inc.
