Drug therapy of epilepsy in the Volgograd region

We performed an analysis of 238 outpatient records of patients in aged 18 to 75 years with a diagnosis of Symptomatic focal epilepsy in the Volgograd region receiving antiepileptic therapy. Algorithms of epileptic drugs administration comply with the recommendations of the ILAE. Monotherapy was administered to 68,2 % of patients. The share of generics among antiepileptic drugs in the Volgograd region is 68%. Full persistent remission of epilepsy was achieved in 41% of cases, regardless of the type of administered drug (original or generic).