Aethosuximide Other names: Ethosuccimide Ethosuxide Ethosuccinimide Etosuximida Ethosuximide

Chemical formula: C₇H₁₁NO₂  Molecular mass: 141.168 g/mol  PubChem compound: 3291

Active ingredient description

Ethosuximide is an anti-epileptic of the class of succinimides that apparently exerts multiple mechanisms of action. The activity of ethosuximide in absence type epilepsy seems to rely primarily on the inhibition of T-type calcium channels in the thalamus.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N03AD01 Ethosuximide N Nervous system → N03 Antiepileptics → N03A Antiepileptics → N03AD Succinimide derivatives
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
ETHOSUXIMIDE NEURAXPHARMA Oral solution Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 77-67-8
DrugBank Drug: DB00593
KEGG Drug: D00539
PubChem Compound: 3291
RxNorm Ingredient: 4135
SNOMED-CT Concept: 322899006
Ethosuximide (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 387244008
Ethosuximide (substance)
UNII Identifier: 5SEH9X1D1D
ETHOSUXIMIDE

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