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Nature Clinical Practice Neurology (2008) 4, 176-177
doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0753  
Received 3 January 2008 | Accepted 22 January 2008 | Published online: 26 February 2008

Should newly diagnosed epilepsy be treated with generics?

Peter Wolf

Correspondence Danish Epilepsy Centre, Kolonivej 1, Dianalund, DK-4293, Denmark

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 peterw@vestamt.dk

Mandatory generic substitution of antiepileptic drugs is an increasingly common practice that has many physicians and patients concerned because of the potential for breakthrough seizures and adverse effects. Do the same concerns apply to the treatment of newly diagnosed epilepsy? Peter Wolf investigates.

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