noun
anticonvulsant; antiepileptic drug
Medical term for drugs that prevent or control epileptic seizures.
この抗てんかん薬は発作を抑えるのに有効です。
This antiepileptic drug is effective in controlling seizures.
Standard modern spelling using てんかん for epilepsy.
Uses older kanji 癲癇 for epilepsy; rarely seen outside older medical texts.
A broader term for anticonvulsants, not limited to epilepsy.
Compound of 抗 (anti-) + てんかん (epilepsy) + 薬 (drug).