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Lamictal in children

Dose: 5-15 mg/kg/day PO divided bid; Start: 0. Lamotrigine is a broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug with high interindividual variability in serum concentrations in children. Publication types Research Support, Non-U. In children and adolescents, this medication may be lamictal in children used to treat mood disorders such as bipolar disorder. For children, Lamictal is used off-label — which means that the drug is being used in a manner lamictal in children and for a purpose not specified in the FDA’s approved packaging label — to treat depression and mood. 2 mg/kg/day PO divided bid x2wk, then incr. 6 mg/kg/day PO divided bid x2wk, then 1. The incidence of rash may be reduced with proper initial dosing and dose escalation. Immediate-release Lamictal can be used in children as young as 2 years old for seizure treatment as an add-on treatment to other seizure medication. 2 mg/kg/day q1-2wk; Max: 400 mg/day; Info: round dose down to nearest whole tab size; pts. In adults, lamotrigine is also called a “mood stabilizer”. The qualitative features of adverse events that occur with lamotrigine treatment are similar for children and adults. However, this form should not be used as a single medication in a child lamictal in children or teenager who is younger than 16 years old Lamotrigine (Lamictal® and generic forms) belongs to a group of medications called “anticonvulsants” and is used to treat seizure disorders (epilepsy).