PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Generic prescribing in epilepsy
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2009.11.0051
DP  - 2009 Dec 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 141--144
VI  - 47
IP  - 12
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/47/12/141.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/47/12/141.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull2009 Dec 01; 47
AB  - Most NHS prescriptions for medicines are written generically.1 However, there are controversies around generic prescribing in epilepsy, with many specialists believing that changing the supply of an antiepileptic risks reduced seizure control or unwanted effects.2,3 Here we review the evidence and other issues around generic prescribing of medicines used in epilepsy.