How to Use

This drug must be taken every day in regularly spaced doses as ordered by your family doctor . Do not take more or less of it than your family doctor ordered.

If this drug upsets your stomach, take it with food or milk unless otherwise directed by your family doctor.

Dosage

The number of capsules or teaspoonfuls of syrup that you take depends on the strength of the drug. Always the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses and the length of time you take the drug depend on the medical problem for which you are taking a succinimide anticonvulsant .

For ethosuximide
• For oral dosage form - capsules or syrup:
  • As an anticonvulsant:
    • Adults and children 6 years of age and over To start, 250 milligrams - mg twice a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose gradually if needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 1500 mg a day.
    • Children up to 6 years of age To start, 250 mg once a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose gradually if needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 1000 mg a day.

For methsuximide
• For oral dosage form - capsules:
  • As an anticonvulsant:
    • Adults, teenagers and children To start, 300 milligrams - mg once a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose gradually if needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 1200 mg a day.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is within 4 hours of your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store the capsule form of this drug in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Keep the liquid form of this drug from freezing. Do not refrigerate.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug that is no longer needed. Be sure any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.