Mesuximide
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| Clinical data | |
|---|---|
| Trade names | Celontin | 
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Consumer Drug Information | 
| MedlinePlus | a682028 | 
| Pregnancy category  | 
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| Routes of administration  | By mouth (capsules) | 
| ATC code | N03AD03 (WHO) | 
| Legal status | |
| Legal status | 
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| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Metabolism | Hepatic (demethylation and glucuronidation) | 
| Metabolites | N-desmethylmethosuximide | 
| Biological half-life | 
1.4–2.6 hours (mesuximide) 28–38 hours (active metabolite)  | 
| Excretion | Urine | 
| Identifiers | |
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| CAS Number | 
77-41-8  | 
| PubChem (CID) | 6476 | 
| IUPHAR/BPS | 7228 | 
| DrugBank | 
DB05246  | 
| ChemSpider | 
6231  | 
| UNII | 
0G76K8X6C0  | 
| KEGG | 
D00404  | 
| ChEMBL | 
CHEMBL697  | 
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.934 | 
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C12H13NO2 | 
| Molar mass | 203.237 g/mol | 
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image | 
| Chirality | Racemic mixture | 
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Mesuximide (or methsuximide, methosuximide) is a succinimide anticonvulsant medication. It is sold as a racemate by Pfizer under the tradenames Petinutin (Switzerland)[1] and Celontin (United States).[2] The therapeutic efficacy of methosuximide is largely due to its pharmacologically active metabolite, N-desmethylmethosuximide, which has a longer half-life and attains much higher plasma levels than its parent.[3]
Medical use
is indicated for the control of absence seizures that are refractory to other drugs.[2]
References
- ↑ Pfizer AG (2005). "Petinutin (Mésuximide)". Official Pfizer AG Website (in French). Archived from the original on April 22, 2005. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
 - 1 2 Pfizer Inc. (2008). "Celontin (methsuximide capsules, USP)". Official Pfizer Inc. Website. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
 - ↑ Porter RJ, Penry JK, Lacy JR, Newmark ME, Kupferberg HJ. Plasma concentrations of phensuximide, methosuximide, and their metabolites in relation to clinical efficacy. Neurology 29: 1509-1513, 1979.
 
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