Eslicarbazepine is an oral anticonvulsant indicated for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures.
Eslicarbazepine is an anti-epileptic drug, chemically related to carbamazepine but with a more favorable safety profile. Eslicarbazepine acetate is a prodrug for eslicarbazepine (S-licarbazepine), which is a dual a dual Inhibitor of β-Secretase and voltage-gated sodium channel[1][2].
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