What is zonisamide-oral, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Scientists do not known how exactly zonisamide works in the body. Zonisamide is presumed to work on the sodium and calcium channels in the brain cells where it controls electric-currents that are responsible for seizure activity. The FDA approved zonisamide in March 2000. The...
Generic drug: clobazam Brand name: Sympazan What is Sympazan (clobazam), and how does it work? Sympazan is a prescription medicine used along with other medicines to treat seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome in people 2 years of age or older. It is not known if Sympazan is safe and effective in children less than 2 years old....
What is Vimpat (lacosamide), and how does it work? Vimpat is a prescription medicine used to treat partial-onset seizures in people 4 years of age and older. It is not known if Vimpat injection is safe for use in children. Children age 4 years and older should only take Vimpat by mouth. Vimpat injection is...
Generic drug: viltolarsen Brand name: Viltepso What is Viltepso (viltolarsen), and how does it work? Viltepso (viltolarsen) is an antisense oligonucleotide used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 53 skipping. What are the side effects of Viltepso? Side effects...
Generic drug: levetiracetam Brand name: Roweepra What is Roweepra (levetiracetam), and how does it work? Roweepra (levetiracetam) is a prescription medicine taken by mouth that is used with other medicines to treat: partial onset seizures in people 1 month of age and older withepilepsy myoclonic seizures in people 12 years of age and older with...
What are antiepileptic drugs? Antiepileptic drugs aim to rebalance the chemo-electric activity in the brain, the dysfunction of which causes seizures. Antiepileptic drugs (AED) are medications given to control epileptic seizures and convulsions. Antiepileptic drugs do not cure epilepsy, but may reduce the frequency, duration, and severity of seizures. Most people must continue taking antiepileptic...
What is Xcopri, and how does it work? Xcopri is a prescription medicine used to treat partial-onset seizures in adults. It is not known if Xcopri is safe and effective in children. What are the side effects of Xcopri? Xcopri may cause serious side effects, including: problems with the electrical system of the heart (QT...
Generic drug: midazolam Brand name: Seizalam What is Seizalam, and how does it work? Seizalam (midazolam) Injection is a benzodiazepine used to treat status epilepticus in adults. What are the side effects of Seizalam? WARNING RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH OPIOIDS Concomitant use of benzodiazepines and opioids may result in profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma,...
What is levetiracetam? Brand name(s): Keppra, Keppra XR Levetiracetam (Keppra, Keppra XR) is an antiseizure medication used in combination with other antiseizure medications to treat myoclonic, partial onset, or tonic seizures in children and adults. (The safety and effectiveness in patients younger than 4 years of age has not been established.) Common side effects are:...
What is Vumerity (diroximel), and how does it work? Vumerity (diroximel) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease in adults. It is not known if Vumerity is safe and effective in children. What are the...