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Antiseizure medications	LamotrigineLamotrigine PhenytoinPhenytoin Valproate
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Calcineurin inhibitors	CyclosporineCyclosporine TacrolimusTacrolimus VoclosporinVoclosporin
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Immunosuppressive immunoglobulins	Antilymphocyte globulin Antithymocyte globulinAntithymocyte globulin
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