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Also known as E2007, ER-155055-90, Fycompa®, E 2007, 3-(2-Cyanophenyl)-5-(2-pyridyl)-1-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one, pérampanel, Perampanelum

Perampanel, sold under the brand name Fycompa, is an anti-epileptic medication developed by Eisai that is used in addition to other medications to treat partial seizures and generalized tonic–clonic seizures. Perampanel is a non-competitive AMPA glutamate receptor antagonist. It is taken by mouth.

Key facts

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Skeletal formula of perampanel
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Ball-and-stick model of the perampanel molecule
Drug.tradename
Fycompa
Drug.MedlinePlus
a614006
Drug.DailyMedID
Perampanel
Drug.pregnancy_AU
B3
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.class
Anticonvulsant
Drug.ATC_prefix
N03
Drug.ATC_suffix
AX22

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Chemical data

Formula
C23H15N3O
Molecular weight
349.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-(2-oxo-1-phenyl-5-pyridin-2-yl-3-pyridinyl)benzonitrile
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)N2C=C(C=C(C2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C#N)C4=CC=CC=N4
InChIKey
PRMWGUBFXWROHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
3.4
Polar surface area
57 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
2012
Admin. routes
oral
Indications
epilepsy, Seizure, essential tremor, diabetic neuropathy

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Research

1,213 papers

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Wikidata facts

Mass
349.121512
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₂₃H₁₅N₃O
legal status (medicine)
boxed warning
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)N2C=C(C=C(C2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C#N)C4=CC=CC=N4
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
perampanel
defined daily dose
8
medical condition treated
tonic–clonic seizure
significant drug interaction
sodium oxybate
Commons category
Perampanel
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications
  • Side effects
  • Interactions
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemistry
  • History
  • Research
  • References

Perampanel, sold under the brand name Fycompa, is an anti-epileptic medication developed by Eisai that is used in addition to other medications to treat partial seizures and generalized tonic–clonic seizures. Perampanel is a non-competitive AMPA glutamate receptor antagonist. It is taken by mouth.

Perampanel was approved in 2012, and , its optimal role in the treatment of epilepsy relative to other drugs is not clear. It is the first anti-epileptic drug in the class of selective non-competitive antagonist of AMPA receptors.

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