A patient with recent-onset primary generalized epilepsy

A patient with recent-onset primary generalized epilepsy develops drug reaction and skin rash due to phenytoin sodium, The most appropriate course of action is


1. Shift to clonazepam.


2. Restart phenytoin sodium after 2 weeks.


3. Shift to sodium valproate.


4. Shift to ethosuximide.


Ans 3