Variable Details

Available Studies
ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC
Scaled? 
Not Scaled
Variable Type 
Longitudinal
Variable Name 
anticonvulsant_rx
Categories
Medications

Anticonvulsant medications
Anticonvulsant usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking an anticonvulsant medication at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking an anticonvulsant medication at this visit

Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.

Medications include:

NEURONTIN             DILANTIN             CLONAZEPAM
GABAPENTIN            CARBAMAZEPIN         TEGRETOL
KLONOPIN              PRIMIDONE            DEPAKOTE
MYSOLINE              PHENYTOIN EX         PHENYTOIN
LYRICA                LAMICTAL             TRILEPTAL
TEGRETOL XR           KEPPRA               DEPAKOTE ER
LEVETIRACETA          ZONEGRAN             DIVALPROEX

Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.