perampanel
Sign in to saveAlso 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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- Perampanel skeletal formula from xtal 2023.svg
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- Skeletal formula of perampanel
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- 200
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- Ball-and-stick model of the perampanel molecule
- Drug.tradename
- Fycompa
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a614006
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- Perampanel
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- B3
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth
- Drug.class
- Anticonvulsant
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- N03
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- AX22
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Research
1,213 papers- Perampanel: Does it have broad-spectrum potential?Epilepsia · 2019
- Perampanel add-on for drug-resistant focal epilepsy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
- ALSUntangled 48: Perampanel (Fycompa).Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration · 2019
- Perampanel monotherapy for the treatment of epilepsy: Clinical trial and real-world evidence.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2022
- Perampanel for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 349.121512
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- chemical formula
- C₂₃H₁₅N₃O
- 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
- Commons category
- Perampanel
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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.