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Clonazepam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01068ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalA benzodiazepine used to treat various seizures, including myotonic or atonic seizures, photosensitive epilepsy, and absence seizures, although tolerance may develop.
Progabide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00837ExperimentalIt is commonly used in the treatment of epilepsy. It has agonistic activity for both the GABAA and GABAB receptors.
Ethosuximide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00593ApprovedInvestigationalAn anticonvulsant especially useful in the treatment of absence seizures unaccompanied by other types of seizures.
DP-VPA
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05821InvestigationalDP-VPA is D-Pharm's proprietary lipid modified version of valproic acid (VPA) that demonstrate that DP-VPA is well-tolerated in patients with resistant epilepsy and has a marked effect on reducing seizure
Talampanel
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04982InvestigationalTalampanel is a substance that is being studied in the treatment of brain tumors and other brain disorders, such as epilepsy and Parkinson disease. It is a type of AMPA receptor antagonist.
Metharbital
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00463ApprovedWithdrawnMetharbital is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, similar to phenobarbital, marketed as Gemonil by Abbott Laboratories. It was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer of Merck.
Remimazolam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12404ApprovedInvestigationalRemimazolam is an ultra short-acting benzodiazepine used in the induction and maintenance of sedation during short (<30 minute) procedures. Recent trends in anesthesia-related drug development have touted the benefits of so-called "so...
Oxazepam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00842ApprovedInvestigationalOxazepam is an intermediate-acting, 3-hydroxybenzodiazepine used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal and anxiety disorders. Oxazepam, like related 3-hydroxybenzodiazepine lorazepam, is considered less susceptible to pharmacokinetic va...
2-deoxyglucose
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08831InvestigationalAs an experimental drug, 2-deoxyglucose was demonstrated to work as an anticonvulsant in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Quazepam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01589ApprovedIllicitQuazepam is a trifluoroethyl benzodiazepine derivative. It was first approved in the US in 1985 and is used as a hypnotic for the treatment of insomnia. It appears to be unique amongst other benzodiazepine derivatives in its relatively h...