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The pharmacokinetic characteristics of ethosuximide are described, and the interaction effects of concomitant antiseizure medications on ethosuximide in terms of its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are highlighted.

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  1. Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK

    Philip N. Patsalos

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Patsalos, P.N. (2022). Ethosuximide. In: Antiseizure Medication Interactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82790-8_10

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