Pros & Cons
Primidone (Mysoline) Pros and Cons
- Primidone can be used alone or as adjunctive therapy with other drugs to achieve seizure control.
- There is a lower-cost generic available.
- Primidone is an older seizure medication, and there are newer, more effective medicines available for epilepsy treatment.
- You need to take it 2-3 times daily.
- It is only available in pill form.
- It takes several weeks for primidone to have its full effects.
- You may need regular blood tests to check plasma concentrations of the drug and make dosage adjustments.
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