Epilepsy: Adults and adolescents (over 12 years of age): Lamictal is indicated for use as adjunctive or monotherapy in the treatment of epilepsy, for partial seizures and generalized seizures, including tonic-clonic seizures and the seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
Children (2 to 12 years of age): Lamictal is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of epilepsy, for partial seizures and generalised seizures including tonic-clonic seizures and the seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Initial monotherapy treatment in newly diagnosed paediatric patients is not recommended.
After epileptic control has been achieved during adjunctive therapy, concomitant antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may be withdrawn and patients continued on Lamictal monotherapy.
If Lamictal 2 mg dispersible/chewable tablet is not available and the calculated dose in children is less than 2.5 mg daily, then Lamictal cannot be used. Do not attempt to administer partial quantities of the dispersible/chewable tablets.
Bipolar Disorder: Adults (18 years of age and over): Lamictal is indicated for the prevention of mood episodes in patients with bipolar disorder, predominantly by preventing depressive episodes.