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We additionally evaluated this effect in the presence of concomitant valproic acid (VPA). We retrospectively analyzed samples of inpatients from our department who had been treated with a combination of ESM and LTG between 2017 and 2021. We additionally used data on LTG serum concentrations from a previously published cohort from our center. Generalized estimation equations (GEEs) were used for statistical analyses. We included 523 samples from 209 patients. GEE analyses showed that LTG trough serum concentrations were significantly lower in samples with ESM comedication and significantly higher in samples with concomitant VPA. The effect of ESM was moderated by patients' age; in children and adolescents, LTG serum concentrations were 37% lower than in samples without ESM, whereas in adults, LTG serum concentrations were 14% lower. 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