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The antiepileptics associated the reports of suicidality were clonazepam (6 reports), valproate (3 reports), lamotrigine (5 reports), topiramate (7 reports), gabapentin (8 reports) and pregabalin (2 reports).
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Medsafe. Antiepileptic Medicines and Suicide. Prescriber Update 37: 6-7, No. 1, Mar 2016. Available from: URL: http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/PDF/Prescriber%20Update%20March%202016.pdf
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Medsafe reports of suicide, suicidality with antiepileptics. Reactions Weekly 1593, 5 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-016-15648-7
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