METHSUXIMIDE - methsuximide capsule
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Methsuximide (meth SUX i mide) Capsules, USP
Read this Medication Guide before you start taking methsuximide and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment. If you have any questions about methsuximide, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
What is the most important information I should know about methsuximide?
Do not stop taking methsuximide without first talking to your healthcare provider. Stopping methsuximide suddenly can cause serious problems.
Methsuximide can cause serious side effects, including:
1. Rare but serious blood problems that may be life-threatening. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have:
2. Systematic Lupus Erythematosus. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms:
3. Like other antiepileptic drugs, methsuximide may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500.
Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
How can I watch for early symptoms of suicidal thoughts and actions?
Call your healthcare provider between visits as needed, especially if you are worried about symptoms.
Do not stop methsuximide without first talking to a healthcare provider. Stopping methsuximide suddenly can cause serious problems. Stopping a seizure medicine suddenly in a patient who has epilepsy can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).
Suicidal thoughts or actions can be caused by things other than medicines. If you have suicidal thoughts or actions, your healthcare provider may check for other causes.
What is methsuximide?
Methsuximide is a prescription medicine used to treat absence (petit mal) seizures that have not gotten better with other seizure medicines.
Who should not take methsuximide?
Do not take methsuximide if you are allergic to succinimides (methsuximide or ethosuximide) or any of the ingredients in methsuximide. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in methsuximide.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking methsuximide?
Before you take methsuximide, tell your healthcare provider if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Taking methsuximide with certain other medicines can cause side effects or affect how well they work. Do not start or stop other medicines without talking to your healthcare provider.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them with you to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist each time you get a new medicine.
How should I take methsuximide?
What should I avoid while taking methsuximide?
What are the possible side effects of methsuximide?
Methsuximide may cause other serious side effects, including:
The most common side effects of methsuximide include:
Tell your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects with methsuximide. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store methsuximide?
Keep methsuximide and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about methsuximide
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use methsuximide for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give methsuximide to other people, even if they have the same condition. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about methsuximide. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about methsuximide that is written for healthcare professionals.
For more information, call 1-855-204-1431.
What are the ingredients in methsuximide?
Active ingredient: methsuximide
Inactive ingredients: corn starch, colloidal silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate. The capsule shells contain gelatin, purified water, sodium lauryl sulfate, D&C Yellow No.10 and FD&C Yellow No.6. The imprinting ink contains shellac, alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, propylene glycol, ammonia, black iron oxide, potassium hydroxide and purified water.
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This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Baudette, MN 56623
Issued: 11/2022
LB4557-00