Table 1. Older and new antiseizure medications.

Older	Newer
Phenobarbital Phenytoin Primidone Carbamazepine Valproate	Oxcarbazepine Lamotrigine Topiramate Gabapentin and Pregabalin Vigabatrin Levetiracetam Lacosamide Perampanel Cannabidiol

Note: *Although cannabidiol is not a new medication, its use for some epilepsy syndromes (i.e., Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet Syndrome) has been established more recently.