Antiepileptic vs. Anticonvulsant

Antiepilepticadjective

(pharmaceutical effect) Acting to prevent epilepic seizures

‘This drug has an antiepileptic effect.’;

Anticonvulsantnoun

(pharmaceutical drug) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.

Antiepilepticnoun

(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures

‘He was prescribed a course of antiepileptics.’;

Anticonvulsantadjective

(pharmaceutical effect) Acting as an anticonvulsant.

Antiepilepticadjective

Same as Antepileptic.

Anticonvulsantnoun

a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

Antiepilepticnoun

a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

Anticonvulsant

Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs or recently as antiseizure drugs) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Anticonvulsants are also increasingly being used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, since many seem to act as mood stabilizers, and for the treatment of neuropathic pain.