A patient with a seizure disorder is admitted to the hospital after an increase in seizure frequency. The prescriber considers adding carbamazepine 100 mg twice daily to the patient's medication regimen, but notes that the patient is already taking lamotrigine 375 mg twice daily. What changes will the prescriber make to the patient's medication regimen?
A) Reduce the carbamazepine dose to 50 mg twice daily.
B) Reduce the lamotrigine dose to 225 mg twice daily.
C) Increase the carbamazepine dose to 200 mg twice daily.
D) Increase the lamotrigine dose to 500 mg twice daily.
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