Pitt team redesigns epilepsy drug to increase potency and specificity, reduce side effects

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) A Pitt team has designed a more effective version of an FDA-approved epilepsy drug with the potential for fewer side effects, according to a study published recently in Molecular Pharmacology. The experimental agent could also prove to be a treatment for tinnitus and other disorders caused by volatile neural signaling.
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