An 18-year-old woman presents with a new diagnosis of epilepsy and is to be started on an anti-epileptic drug. Which medication should generally be av...

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An 18-year-old woman presents with a new diagnosis of epilepsy and is to be started on an anti-epileptic drug. Which medication should generally be avoided as first-line treatment due to its known teratogenicity?

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Sodium valproate

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Levetiracetam

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Lamotrigine

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Carbamazepine

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Topiramate

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Epilepsy

An 18-year-old woman presents with a new diagnosis of epilepsy and is to be started on an anti-epileptic drug. Which medication should generally be avoided as first-line treatment due to its known teratogenicity?