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ETHOSUXIMIDE (Zarontin/Emeside)

Manufactured by Parke-Davis and LAB

Uses: Absences

Common side effects: Cramp, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, diarrhea, drowsiness, skin rash

Remarks: Frequent blood monitoring is recommended

Product Info:

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Furthermore the information contained in the documents below is accurate as of their specified date and may become out of date over time and thus should be considered current only as of the date stated. This information is not intended to be a substitute for the advice of a health care professional, or a recommendation for any particular treatment plan, and is not intended to supplement, modify or supercede the information provided in the product package insert with respect to the use of the product for medical purposes.

Emeside Syrup (Summary of Product Characteristics)

Emeside Syrup (Patient Information Leaflet)

Emeside Capsules (Summary of Product Characteristics)

Emeside Capsules (Patient Information Leaflet)

FURTHER READING

1. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ETHOSUXIMIDE AND SODIUM VALPROATE IN THE TREATMENT OF TYPICAL ABSENCE SEIZURES (PETIT MAL) - N. Callaghan., Dev. Med. Child Neurol., 24:830-836 1982

2. ETHOSUXIMIDE: AN UPDATE - G.H Fromm et al., In: Recent Advances in Epilepsy 3 edited by T.A Pedley et al., Churchill-Livingstone 1986

3. THE METABOLISM OF ETHOSUXIMIDE - J.S Millership et al., Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet., 18:349-353 1993

4. USE OF ETHOSUXIMIDE AND VALPROATE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY - S.J Wallace., Neurol Clin., 4:601-616 1986

5. TREATMENT OF EPILEPTIC FALLING SPELLS WITH ETHOSUXIMIDE - O.C Snead et al., Brain Dev., 9:602-604 1987

6. VALPROATE-ETHOSUXIMIDE COMBINATION THERAPY FOR REFRACTORY ABSENCE SEIZURES - A.J Rowan et al., Arch Neurol., 40:797-802 1983

7. ETHOSUXIMIDE AND GRAND MAL EPILEPSY - A.M Lorenz De Haas et al., Epilepsia., 5:90-96 1964

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