lacosamide
Sign in to saveLacosamide, sold under the brand name Vimpat among others, is a medication used for the treatment of Focal-onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. It is used by mouth or intravenously.
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- Medical uses
- Off-label use
- Contraindications
- Side effects
- Gastrointestinal
- Central nervous system
- Psychiatric
- Cardiovascular
- Allergies
- Warnings
- In pregnancy
- Overdose
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Preclinical research
- Pharmacokinetics
- Chemistry
- Synthesis
- History
- Partial-onset seizures
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Society and culture
- Names
- Research
- References
- Further reading
Lacosamide, sold under the brand name Vimpat among others, is a medication used for the treatment of Focal-onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. It is used by mouth or intravenously.
It is available as a generic medication.