Table 2.
Number of patients on monotherapy and polytherapy anti-epileptic drug (AED) medications at study onset.
| Type of Treatment (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monotherapy | 430 (34.8) | |
| Polytherapy | 804 (65.2) | |
| AED Type | Number of Patients | (%) |
| Phenytoin | 914 | (44) |
| Phenobarbital * | 324 | (15.5) |
| Carbamazepine | 299 | (14.3) |
| Sodium Valproate/Valproic Acid | 167 | (8.25) |
| Primidone | 119 | (5.88) |
| Diazepam | 74 | (3.66) |
| Acetazolamide | 44 | (2.17) |
| Lamotrigine | 30 | (1.48) |
| Nitrazepam | 25 | (1.24) |
| Gabapentin | 22 | (1.09) |
| Clonazepam | 19 | (0.94) |
| Vigabatrin | 15 | (0.74) |
| Sulthiamine | 14 | (0.69) |
| Topiramate | 11 | (0.54) |
| Trimethadione | 5 | (0.25) |
| Ethosuximide | 3 | (0.15) |
| Fluoxetine | 2 | (0.10) |
| Zonisamide | 2 | (0.10) |
| Felbamate | 2 | (0.10) |
| Haloperidol | 1 | (0.05) |
| Tiagabine | 1 | (0.05) |
* Includes barbiturate variants.