Trade names Celontin Routes ofadministration By mouth (capsules) Molar mass 203.237 g/mol | MedlinePlus a682028 ATC code N03AD03 (WHO) CAS ID 77-41-8 | |
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AHFS/Drugs.com Consumer Drug Information Pregnancycategory US: C (Risk not ruled out) | ||
Mesuximide (or methsuximide, methosuximide) is a succinimide anticonvulsant medication. It is sold as a racemate by Pfizer under the tradenames Petinutin (Switzerland) and Celontin (United States). The therapeutic efficacy of methosuximide is largely due to its pharmacologically active metabolite, N-desmethylmethosuximide, which has a longer half-life and attains much higher plasma levels than its parent.
Medical use
is indicated for the control of absence seizures that are refractory to other drugs.
References
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