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Online CME Activity
Considerations When Making Generic Substitution of Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) for Seizure Control
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NOTE: Although this activity is no longer certified for credit, we believe that it contains important information and hope you’ll review, print or email it to a colleague.
Considerations When Making Generic Substitution of Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) for Seizure Control
Epilepsy / Seizures, Neurology
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Learning Objective
Participants should be able to identify the potential risks and benefits of AED substitution, and describe the evidence for and against clinically important differences among different preparations.
Accreditation
This educational program is conceived and credited in accordance with ACCME’s Essential Areas and Policies, including the 2004 Updated Standards for Commercial Support. Pri-Med faculty hail from a variety of institutions and participate in content development, along with Pri-Med Institute’s Advisory Boards and its expert review partners, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Tufts Health Care Institute. All final decisions about program content are the responsibility of Pri-Med Institute.
| Credits |
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Accreditation Statement |
Designation Statement |
| 1.00 |
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ |
Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
Pri-Med Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
Faculty and Editorial Board
Written By:
Edward Bromfield, MD, FAAN, (Read Bio), Chief, Division of EEG, Epilepsy, and Sleep Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA
Edited By:
Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS
Financial Disclosure Statement(s)
Dr. Bromfield received research funding from UCB Pharma and has served as a consultant to Abbott Labs and Spherics.
Mr Schwartz has no financial relationships to disclose.
Pri-Med Disclaimer
The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, Pri-Med Institute, Pri-Med Institute Advisory Boards and Consultants, or M|C Communications, LLC.
Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients.
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