Celontin
Active Ingredient(s): MethsuximideFDA Approved: * February 8, 1957
Pharm Company: * PARKE DAVIS
Category: Anticonvulsant
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... [wikipedia]
* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.