Warning Issued in Reference to An Epilepsy Drug - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

4/20/05

Warning Issued in Reference to An Epilepsy Drug

A new warning came out Wednesday night from the makers of a popular epilepsy drug.

The Food and Drug Administration says some patients using Trileptal have reported life threatening skin reactions including Stevens Johnson Syndrome.

Trileptal is a drug used to treated partial seizures in adults and children.

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