Stiripentol

Stiripentol
Clinical data
Pronunciationstir"i pen' tol
Trade namesDiacomit
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa618069
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Routes of
administration
By mouth
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Identifiers
  • (RS)-(E)-4,4-dimethyl-1-[3,4(methylenedioxy)-phenyl]-1-penten-3-ol
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ECHA InfoCard100.051.329 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H18O3
Molar mass234.295 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O1c2ccc(cc2OC1)/C=C/C(O)C(C)(C)C
  • InChI=1S/C14H18O3/c1-14(2,3)13(15)7-5-10-4-6-11-12(8-10)17-9-16-11/h4-8,13,15H,9H2,1-3H3/b7-5+ checkY
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Stiripentol, sold under the brand name Diacomit, is an anticonvulsant medication used for the treatment of Dravet syndrome - a serious genetic brain disorder.[5][6]

The most common side effects include loss of appetite, weight loss, insomnia (difficulty sleeping), drowsiness, ataxia (inability to co‑ordinate muscle movements), hypotonia (low muscle strength) and dystonia (muscle disorders).[5]

  1. ^ a b "Diacomit". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "AusPAR: Stiripentol". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Diacomit 250mg hard capsules - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)". (emc). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Diacomit FDA label was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Diacomit EPAR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Stiripentol Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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