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Topamax®

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Mechanisms of action of Topamax

Topamax has multiple mechanisms of action:

• blocking voltage-dependent sodium channels


• enhancing GABA activity at a nonbenzodiazepine site on GABA(A) receptors


• antagonizing an NMDA–glutamate receptor


• weakly inhibiting carbonic anhydrase in the central nervous system

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	Mechanisms of action of Topamax
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