Name
DALFAMPRIDINE
Mode of Action
THE MECHANISM BY WHICH DALFAMPRIDINE EXERTS ITS THERAPEUTIC EFFECT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY ELUCIDATED. DALFAMPRIDINE IS A BROAD SPECTRUM POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER. IN ANIMAL STUDIES, DALFAMPRIDINE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE CONDUCTION OF ACTION POTENTIALS IN DEMYELINATED AXONS THROUGH INHIBITION OF POTASSIUM CHANNELS.
Dosage
IT IS INDICATED AS A TREATMENT TO IMPROVE WALKING IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS). MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DOSE OF DALFAMPRIDINE EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS IS ONE 10 MG TABLET TWICE DAILY, TAKEN WITH OR WITHOUT FOOD,
Drug Group
[POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER]
Cross Reaction
NONE REPORTED
Drug Interaction
Drugs Side Effect
Drug Categories
Special Precaution
Drug Safety
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