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. 2022 Jul 10;63(9):2403–2412. doi: 10.1111/epi.17352

TABLE 3.

Selected drugs that affect genes in the SAGAS database and have evidence of antiseizure efficacy in multiple animal models and from multiple published studies

Drug Current indications (selected) Citations Studies Models
Riluzole Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 482 4 4
Memantine Alzheimer disease 322 19 5
Verapamil Angina, hypertension, cluster headache 165 12 6
Meperidine Pain 155 3 2
Amlodipine Hypertension, angina 152 4 3
Dextromethorphan Inflammatory and allergic disorders, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, croup, rheumatic disease 145 22 6
Nifedipine Angina, hypertension, Raynaud phenomenon, premature labor 86 22 6
Fluoxetine Depression, bulimia nervosa, obsessive–compulsive disorder 54 11 3
Scopolamine Motion sickness, excessive respiratory secretions 54 8 3
Aripiprazole Schizophrenia 52 3 3
Bromocriptine Parkinson disease, endocrine disorders 52 3 2
Pimozide Schizophrenia 51 3 4
Apomorphine Parkinson disease 42 10 4
Bumetanide Edema 28 5 4
Celecoxib Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis 25 4 2
Dexamethasone Inflammatory and allergic disorders, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, cerebral edema 25 3 3

Note: "Citations" is the total citations in SAGAS for genes affected by the drug; "Studies" is the number of studies demonstrating antiseizure efficacy of the drug in animal models; "Models" is the number of unique animal models in which the drug has antiseizure efficacy. The complete list of drugs, and PubMed identifiers for the animal model studies reporting their antiseizure efficacy, can be found in Table S4.

Abbreviation: SAGAS, Seizure‐Associated Genes Across Species.