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.
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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.