Often doctors find that medicines are useful for more than one purpose. It is legal to prescribe medicines for "off-label uses" even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not formally approved such use....

Often doctors find that medicines are useful for more than one purpose. It is legal to prescribe medicines for "off-label uses" even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Mysoline is useful in treating seizures that occur in children. But certain types of generalized seizures are not improved by Mysoline, so a correct diagnosis is critical. Because children metabolize and eliminate Mysoline faster...

Mysoline is metabolized in the liver to phenobarbital and another active compound, phenylethylmalonamide. It is metabolized by the hepatic P450 system. Mysoline is ~70-80% protein-bound. Mysoline is rapidly and nearly completely...

The most common side effects of Mysoline are neurotoxic and dose-related. They include: vertigo irregular eye movements nausea vomiting blurred or double vision drowsiness depression The...

Mysoline should not be taken by patients with a history of porphyria and by patients who are sensitive to phenobarbital. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, and those who are breastfeeding should be cautious about...

Mysoline must be introduced gradually, and a low starting dose is advisable. Here is an example of a typical schedule for building up to the desired level of Mysoline for an older child or adult:...

Mysoline is effective against partial seizures, secondarily generalized seizures, and tonic-clonic seizures. It is not effective against other generalized seizure types, such as absence seizures or myoclonic seizures. Effective...

Although not prescribed very often by doctors, Mysoline (primidone) can be effective in treating seizures. When Mysoline is consumed it is metabolized (processed by the body) into phenobarbital and phenoethylmelanamide, both of...

Mysoline (primidone) is not used very often but it can be effective. Mysoline is broken down in the body into PEMA and phenobarbital, both of which are effective antiseizure compounds....