Manufactured by Dainippon
Uses: Partial seizures
Common side effects: Dizziness, loss of appetite, restlessness, drowsiness
Remarks: Can have other very serious side effects
Product Info:
The information you can obtain by clicking on the appropriate link has been provided by "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Furthermore the information contained in this document is accurate as of its specified date and may become out of date over time and thus should be considered current only as of the date stated.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.
Please note that in order to access one of the documents you will require Acrobat Reader. If you don't have this product you can download it for free from: Adobe
Zonisamide Product Information (pdf)
FURTHER READING
1. MULTICENTER STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF ZONISAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF MEDICALLY REFRACTORY COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES R.E Ramsey et al., Epilepsia, 25:673 (abstr) 1984
2. CLINICAL TRIAL OF ZONISAMIDE, A NEW ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG, IN CASES OF REFRACTORY CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY H. Oguni et al., J. Jap. Epil. Soc., 7:43-50 1989
3. THE ANTIEPILEPTIC EFFECTS OF ZONISAMIDE IN PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY SEIZURES A. Shimizu et al., Curr. Ther. Res, 42:147-155 1987
4. PROGRESSIVE MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY TREATED WITH ZONISAMIDE T.R Henry et al., Neurology, 38:928-931 1988
5. ZONISAMIDE DRUG INTERACTIONS - R.A Buchanan et al., Epilepsia., 1997
6. THE NECESSITY OF ADJUSTING THE DOSAGE OF ZONISAMIDE WHEN COADMINISTERED WITH OTHER ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS - M. Shinoda et al., Biol Pharm Bull., 19:1090-1092 1996
7. MONOTHERAPY FOR CHILDHOOD EPILEPSIES WITH ZONISAMIDE - N. Kumagai et al., Japan J Psychiatry Neurol., 45:357-359 1991
8. EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ZONISAMIDE: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER STUDY - I.E Leppik et al., Epilepsy Res., 14:165-173 1993
9. EFFECTS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF ZONISAMIDE DURING LONG-TERM MEDICATION - A. Shimizu et al., Curr Ther Res., 47:696-706 1998
© 2001-2007 Epiweb.org