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Vigabatrin, sold under the brand name Sabril, is a medication used to treat epilepsy. Specifically it is used for complex partial seizures that are uncontrolled with other measures or for infantile spasms. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include headache, tiredness, abdominal pain, vision problems, and swelling. Permanent vision problems occur in about a third of people; with an onset of a month to years after starting treatment. It is believed to work by decreasing the breakdown of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA).

Vigabatrin was approved for medical use in the United States in 2009. It became available as a generic medication in 2019. In the United Kingdom a hundred tablets of 500 mg costs the NHS about £45 as of 2021. In the United States this amount costs about 10,600 USD. In Canada this amount costs about 96 CAD.