Relatively safe drug for epileptic patients in pregnancy?: (A) Carbamazepine, (B) Phenobarbitone, (C) Valproate, (D) Phenytoin
Answer is B. Barbiturates are relatively safe in pregnancy for epilepsy. Lamotrigine, Levetiracetam, topiramate are also relatively safe teratogencity ladder levetiacetam,lamotrigine>phenobarbitone ,phenytoin>carbamazepine,topiramate>valproate Ref: KD Tripathi 8th ed.