Lacosamide

Pronounced lah-KO-sah-mide

Brand names: Vimpat

Type: Antiseizure medicine · All Neurology Medicines

What Lacosamide is used for

  • Seizure disorders (focal seizures)
  • Generalized seizures, in combination treatment

◆ Kidney note

Dose is capped when kidney function is severely reduced, and a supplement is given after dialysis.

Common side effects

  • Dizziness
  • Double vision
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Tiredness

Important cautions

  • Can slow heart conduction — people with heart block or on other conduction-slowing medicines need heart tracing checks

How it comes

Tablets, liquid, injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.