TY - JOUR
T1 - Antiepileptic drug development program
AU - Porter, R. J.
AU - Cereghino, J. J.
AU - Gladding, G. D.
AU - Hessie, B. J.
AU - Kupferberg, H. J.
AU - Scoville, B.
AU - White, B. G.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - The modern era of antiepileptic drug therapy began with the use of phenobarbital in 1912. In the years thereafter, many new drugs were introduced, including other barbiturates, hydantoins, succinimides, and oxazolidinediones. Then, for various reasons, the marketing of new antiepileptic drugs was dramatically curtailed. To help reverse this trend, the Epilepsy Branch of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke sponsored clinical trials of drugs which had already been marketed abroad, resulting in the distribution of clonazepam, carbamazepine, and valproic acid in the U.S. These trials were followed by the establishment of the Antiepileptic Drug Development Program, which encompasses both the preclinical and clinical elements of drug development, including the Anticonvulsant Screening Project, the Toxicology Project, and support for controlled clinical trials.
AB - The modern era of antiepileptic drug therapy began with the use of phenobarbital in 1912. In the years thereafter, many new drugs were introduced, including other barbiturates, hydantoins, succinimides, and oxazolidinediones. Then, for various reasons, the marketing of new antiepileptic drugs was dramatically curtailed. To help reverse this trend, the Epilepsy Branch of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke sponsored clinical trials of drugs which had already been marketed abroad, resulting in the distribution of clonazepam, carbamazepine, and valproic acid in the U.S. These trials were followed by the establishment of the Antiepileptic Drug Development Program, which encompasses both the preclinical and clinical elements of drug development, including the Anticonvulsant Screening Project, the Toxicology Project, and support for controlled clinical trials.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.51.2.293
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.51.2.293
M3 - Article
C2 - 6380818
AN - SCOPUS:0021611548
SN - 0009-8787
VL - 51
SP - 293
EP - 305
JO - Cleveland Clinic Quarterly
JF - Cleveland Clinic Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -