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Possible Interaction: Anticonvulsants and Cannabidiol

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

These findings suggest that cannabidiol could be exerting its anticonvulsant effects , at least in part, through its actions on voltage-gated sodium channels, and resurgent current may be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of epilepsy syndromes.
Brain : a journal of neurology  •  2016  |  View Paper
Furthermore, it appears that CBD enhances the anticonvulsant effects of the former and reduces the effects of the latter types of antiepileptic drugs.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics  •  1977  |  View Paper
Cannabidiol has well-described inhibitory action on cytochrome P450 (CYP450) drug-metabolizing enzymes and significant drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between CBD and various anticonvulsant medications (eg, clobazam) have been described in the treatment of epilepsy.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology  •  2021  |  View Paper