New boxed warning about LIFE-THREATENING rashes with Lamictal (lamotrigine)
May 1997
You'll see a new boxed warning about LIFE-THREATENING rashes with Lamictal (lamotrigine)...especially in children.
These rashes are more common in children under age 16...up to 1 in 50 children compared to 1 in 1000 adults.
Lamictal isn't officially approved for children...but it's often used in kids with resistant seizures.
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