methsuximide

methsuximide
An antiepileptic effective against petit mal and psychomotor epilepsy; similar to ethosuximide.

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meth·sux·i·mide -'sək-si-.mīd n an anticonvulsant drug C12H13NO2 used esp. in the control of absence seizures

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meth·sux·i·mide (meth-sukґsĭ-mīd) [USP] an anticonvulsant used in the treatment of seizures in absence epilepsy, administered orally.

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