Details
Latrigil Indications
Epilepsy
Adults and children aged 12 years and additional monotherapy treatment of epilepsy, including partial and generalized seizures, including tonic-clonic seizures and seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Children aged 2 to 12 years additional therapy of epilepsy, including partial and generalized seizures, including tonic-clonic seizures and seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
After reaching the auxiliary control seizures receiving drugs can stop and continue the drug monotherapy Latrigil.
Monotherapy of typical small seizures.
Bipolar disorder in adults
To prevent cases of emotional disorders, mainly for the prevention of depressive episodes in patients with bipolar disorder.
Contraindications
Latrigil is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to lamotrigine or to any other component of the drug.
Dosage & Administration
Latrigil tablets, dispersible should be dissolved in a little water (enough to cover the whole tablet) or swallowed whole with water. If the calculated dose of lamotrigine example for children (epilepsy only) or patients with hepatic impairment does not meet the entire dose pills should take the lowest dose that meets all the tablet.
Epilepsy
In monotherapy
Adults and children over 12 years
The starting dose is 25 mg Latrigil 1 per day for 2 weeks, then take 50 mg / day for the next 2 weeks, further increase the dose of 50-100 mg every 1-2 weeks to reach optimal effect. The usual maintenance dose is 100-200 mg / day for 1 or 2 hours. Some patients may require a dose of 500 mg / day.
