1. Drugs or medications used to prevent or treat seizures and convulsions.
Usage: Usually used in plural form; also called anticonvulsants; Medical/pharmaceutical context

1. Relating to or having the property of preventing or reducing seizures and convulsions.
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical context

Examples

• The doctor prescribed anticonvulsives to help control the patient's seizures.
• Anticonvulsive medications have significantly improved the quality of life for many epilepsy patients.
• Several anticonvulsives are available, each with different side effects and effectiveness rates.
• The anticonvulsive properties of this drug make it useful for treating multiple types of seizure disorders.
• Patients taking anticonvulsives must have regular blood tests to monitor drug levels.
• New anticonvulsive therapies are being developed to help patients who don't respond to traditional treatments.