antiepileptic

American  

[an-tee-ep-uh-lept-ik, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˌɛp əˈlɛpt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. used to prevent seizures caused by epilepsy.

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noun

plural

antiepileptics

1. a drug used to prevent seizures caused by epilepsy.

Example Sentences

Children are currently treated with generic antiepileptic drugs, as there aren't yet any disease-targeting medications for this disorder.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

Pharmacological treatments included hormones, antiepileptic medications, drugs or procedures that affect the nervous system, and botulinum toxin, among others.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2019

The acne treatment Retin A, for instance, and antiepileptic drugs.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2014

Some children who continue to have seizures in spite of treatment with antiepileptic medication experience an improvement on a ketogenic diet.

From Nature • Jul. 8, 2014

They were, to the best of my Recollection, an Ingredient in the antiepileptic Water of Langius, omitted in our late Dispensatories of the College.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)