Ingredient

Lacosamide

Lacosamide is an antiepileptic ingredient used for the prevention of seizures.

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MFDS ingredient code M250562

What does it do?

Lacosamide is an antiepileptic ingredient that acts on the nervous system and is used for the prevention and treatment of seizures, including partial seizures. It aims to reduce the occurrence of seizures by regulating excessive excitation of nerve cells.

Lacosamide regulates specific ion channels to stabilize the electrical activity of nerve cells. This prevents nerve cells from becoming excessively excited, thereby preventing the occurrence of seizures.

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Good to know

Unlike conventional antiepileptics, lacosamide uniquely modulates the voltage-gated sodium channels in nerve cells, resulting in its effectiveness. As a result, there tends to be relatively less interaction when combined with other antiepileptics.

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Even with the same ingredient, dosage and approved uses can differ by strength, dosage form and combined ingredients. Check each product's information before taking it.

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SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
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