TOPIRAMATE
Topiramate
This compound belongs to the dioxolopyrans. These are compounds containing a dioxolopyran moiety, which consistts of a dioxole ring fused to a pyran ring.
- IUPACName
- 2,3:4,5-Bis-O-(1-methylethylidene)-beta-D-fructopyranose sulfamate
- CASNumber
- 97240-79-4
- MolecularFormula
- C12H21NO8S
- Synonyms
- Topina;TOPAMAX;Topimax;EpitoMa;TopaMac;TopoMax;MCN 4853;EpitoMax;RWJ 17021;TOPIRAMATE
- Application
- Used for the treatment and control of partial seizures and severe tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures and also for the prevention of migraine headaches. In children it is also used for treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Qsymia® is indicated for the treatment and management of obesity.
