Stiripentol

Stiripentol
Clinical data
Pronunciation	stir"i pen' tol
Trade names	Diacomit
AHFS/Drugs.com	Monograph
MedlinePlus	a618069
License data	US DailyMed: Stiripentol;
Pregnancy; category	AU: B3; ;
Routes of; administration	By mouth
ATC code	N03AX17 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	AU: S4 (Prescription only); CA: ℞-only; UK: POM (Prescription only); US: ℞-only; EU: Rx-only; In general: ℞ (Prescription only);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (RS)-(E)-4,4-dimethyl-1-[3,4(methylenedioxy)-phenyl]-1-penten-3-ol;
CAS Number	137767-55-6 ;
PubChem CID	5311454;
IUPHAR/BPS	5469;
DrugBank	DB09118 ;
ChemSpider	4470940 ;
UNII	R02XOT8V8I;
KEGG	D05928 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1983350;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80860609 DTXSID6049068, DTXSID80860609 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.051.329
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H18O3
Molar mass	234.295 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O1c2ccc(cc2OC1)/C=C/C(O)C(C)(C)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H18O3/c1-14(2,3)13(15)7-5-10-4-6-11-12(8-10)17-9-16-11/h4-8,13,15H,9H2,1-3H3/b7-5+ ; Key:IBLNKMRFIPWSOY-FNORWQNLSA-N ;
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Stiripentol, sold under the brand name Diacomit, is an anticonvulsant medication used for the treatment of Dravet syndrome - a serious genetic brain disorder.

The most common side effects include loss of appetite, weight loss, insomnia (difficulty sleeping), drowsiness, ataxia (inability to co‑ordinate muscle movements), hypotonia (low muscle strength) and dystonia (muscle disorders).