GENERIC NAME PAGE Carbamazepine 378 Clobazam 381 Clonazepam 380 Clorazepate 381 Diazepam 383 Ethosuximide 381 Ethotoin 378 Felbamate 382 Fosphenytoin 383 Gabapentin 382 Levetiracetam 382 Lamotrigine 379 Lorazepam 380 GENERIC NAME PAGE Mephenytoin 378 Mephobarbital 381 Metharbital 381 Nitrazepam 381 Oxcarbazepine 379 Phenobarbital 381 Phenytoin 377 Primidone 381 Tiagabine 381 Topiramate 379 Valp...

BACKGROUND Evidence has been generated that various anticonvulsant agents provide relief of several chronic pain syndromes and therefore as an alternative to opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, and tricyclic antidepressant drugs in the treatment of neuropathic pain. The results of these studies thus raise the question of whether all anticonvulsant drugs or particular mechanistic classes ma...