Valnoctamide (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Valnoctamide (INN, USAN) has been used in France as an sedative-hypnotic since 1964. It is a structural isomer of valpromide, a valproic acid prodrug; unlike valpromide, however, valnoctamide is not transformed into its homologous acid, valnoctic acid, in vivo. In addition to being a sedative, valnoctamide has been investigated for use in epilepsy since 1969 and was still being investigated in 2000 and 2003. It was studied for neuropathic pain in 2005 by Winkler et al., with good results: it had minimal effects on motor coordination and alertness at effective doses, and appeared to be equally effective as gabapentin.