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ethosuximide, n. Pharm.|eθəʊˈsʌksɪmaɪd|
[f. eth- + -o1 + suximide (phonetically altered and shortened form of succinimide n.).]
An anticonvulsant drug, 3,3-ethylsuccinimide, C7H11NO2 , which is given orally to suppress petit mal and other seizures.
1962Drugs of Choice 1962–1963 xvi. 269/2 The latest succinimide compound available, ethosuximide, is also said to have a high therapeutic index in petit mal seizures. 1977Lancet 3 Sept. 509/2 We gave propoxyphene hydrochloride capsules 65 mg three times a day to seven outpatients, six with epilepsy and one with trigeminal neuralgia who had been treated with carbamazepine alone or in combination with phenobarbitone, clonazepam or ethosuximide. 1982Chemical Week 15 Sept. 43/2 The Washington University group claims that the new anticonvulsants work differently than ethosuximides and pentylenetetrazoles, two classes of drugs now used to prevent seizures. |