NDAORALCAPSULEPriority Review
Approved
Feb 1957
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Methsuximide suppresses the paroxysmal three cycle per second spike and wave activity associated with lapses of consciousness which is common in absence (petit mal) seizures. The frequency of epileptiform attacks is reduced, apparently by depression of the motor cortex and…
Pharmacologic Class:
Anti-epileptic Agent