1. a drug or medication used to prevent or reduce seizures and convulsions
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term

1. relating to or having the effect of preventing or reducing seizures and convulsions
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term

Examples

• The doctor prescribed an anticonvulsant to help control the patient's seizures.
• Phenytoin is a common anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy.
• Anticonvulsant drugs work by stabilizing electrical activity in the brain.
• The patient's seizures decreased significantly after starting anticonvulsant therapy.
• Several anticonvulsant medications are available, each with different side effects.
• The neurologist adjusted the anticonvulsant dosage based on the patient's response.