Drug utilization study of antiepileptics in Hungary.

This paper describes drug utilization review activities on anticonvulsant drugs in Hungary. Data on the use of phenytoin, carbamazepine, primidone, and sulthiam in the 20 administrative regions of the country are presented. From 1971 to 1980, consumption of these anticonvulsants doubled, and most of them were used in combination therapy. Estimates of the numbers of epileptics in the country were calculated from data on the international incidence of epilepsy and from total drug consumption data in Hungary.