PRIMIDONE (Mysoline)

Manufactured by AstraZeneca

Uses: Tonic-clonic, Partail seizures

Common side effects: Nausea, tiredness, vomiting and sedation

Remarks: Not effective for myoclonic and absence seizures

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FURTHER READING

1. PRIMIDONE (MYSOLINE) IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY - S. Livingston et al., N Engl J Med., 254:327-329 1956

2. PRIMIDONE TOXICITY - H.E Booker., In: Antiepileptic Drugs edited by D.M Woodbury et al., Raven Press 1972

3. EFFICACY OF PRIMIDONE FOR SEIZURE CONTROL IN NEONATES AND YOUNG INFANTS - J.I Sapin et al., Pediatr. Neurol., 4:292-295 1988

4. COMPARISON BETWEEN CARBAMAZEPINE, PHENOBARBITAL, PHENYTOIN AND PRIMIDONE IN PARTIAL AND SECONDARILY GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE - R.H Mattson et al., New Eng. J. Med., 313:145-151 1985

5. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHENOBARBITONE AND PRIMIDONE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY - J. Oxley et al., In: Antiepileptic Therapy: Advances in Drug Monitoring, edited by S. Johannessen et al., Raven Press 1980

6. HOW TO USE PRIMIDONE - M.J Painter., In: Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Pediatrics., edited by P.L Morselli et al., Raven Press 1983