A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

The present study was aimed to analyze the prescription patterns of various uses of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)in the strategic treatment of different types of epilepsy in a tertiary care hospital in the northern Telangana of India. A total of 157 patients were included in this study and patients with epilepsy of specific group are included. The demographic data shows a greater number of males 99 (63%) and female 58 (37%). The majority of patients were 44 (28%) belonged to 20-30 years of age group, 43 (27%) patients belonged to 30-40 years of age group. Generalized tonic clonic seizures (GTCS) were the most commonly diagnosed epilepsy (46%) and monotherapy (75%) were prescribed. Levetiracetam was the most common monotherapy (54%). Levetiracetam with clobazam was commonly prescribed two drug combinations (6%). Among polytherapy levetiracetam with sodium valproate and clobazam (2%). Levetiracetam was commonest prescribed AED as monotherapy and in combinational as well as polytherapy. The study concluded that educating patients regarding the antiepileptic drugs is necessary to avoid the medications related problems which helps in improving patient for better care.