User:Mr. Ibrahem/Primidone

Primidone, sold under various brand names, is a medication used to treat seizures including partial and generalized seizures. It may also be used for essential tremors. The dose may be based on levels measured in the blood. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include sleepiness, poor coordination, nausea, and loss of appetite. Severe side effects may include suicide, psychosis, a lack of blood cells. Use during pregnancy may result in harm to the baby. Primidone is an anticonvulsant of the barbiturate class. How it works is not entirely clear.

Primidone was approved for medical use in the United States in 1954. It is available as a generic medication. A month supply in the United Kingdom costs the NHS about 68.40 £ as of 2019. In the United States the wholesale cost of this amount is about US$13.20. In 2017, it was the 238th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than two million prescriptions.