Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Bone Density and Metabolism

Many studies have demonstrated that both classic (e.g., phenobarbital, carbamazepine, valproate) and new antiepileptic drugs (e.g., oxcarbazepine, gabapentin) decrease bone metabolism. Abnormalities in calcium metabolism often occur on inducing the cytochrome P450 enzyme system, thus decreasing vita...

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Main Authors: Zeynep AYDIN ÖZEMİR, Ayşe Destina YALÇIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2017-04-01
Series:Archives of Epilepsy
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Online Access: http://archepilepsy.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/effects-of-antiepileptic-drugs-on-bone-density-and/54987
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Summary:Many studies have demonstrated that both classic (e.g., phenobarbital, carbamazepine, valproate) and new antiepileptic drugs (e.g., oxcarbazepine, gabapentin) decrease bone metabolism. Abnormalities in calcium metabolism often occur on inducing the cytochrome P450 enzyme system, thus decreasing vitamin D levels. However, the reason some antiepileptic drugs that suppress (e.g., valproate) or have no effect on this system also affect vitamin D metabolism is not known. This study explored the effect of classic and new antiepileptic drugs on bone health and calcium metabolism.
ISSN:2792-0550