Perampanel

Pronounced per-AM-pah-nel

Brand names: Fycompa

Type: Antiseizure medicine · All Neurology Medicines

What Perampanel is used for

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

Common side effects

  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Irritability
  • Unsteadiness
  • Weight gain

Important cautions

  • Carries a boxed warning for serious psychiatric and behavioral reactions, including aggression and hostility — families should report marked behavior change promptly

How it comes

Tablets, liquid. 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.