Medicine guide

XCOPRI

As listed in the register: XCOPRI

200 mg · tablet

  • Prescription only
  • Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Active substance
Cenobamate
Made by
Knight Therapeutics Inc.

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

Medicine groupPain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brainN03AX25

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How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Xcopri). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

The precise mechanism by which cenobamate exerts its therapeutic effects in patients with partial-onset seizures is unknown.

Cenobamate has been demonstrated to reduce repetitive neuronal firing by inhibiting voltage-gated sodium currents.

Half-life50–60 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 11 daysfive half-lives — our arithmetic
How the body breaks it down

Cenobamate is extensively metabolized.

How it leaves the body

Unchanged cenobamate accounted for 6.8% of the dose which was mainly excreted in the urine (6.4%).

With food

Effect of Food No clinically significant differences in cenobamate pharmacokinetics were observed following administration of a high-fat meal (800 -1000 calories with 50% fat).

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-08-25

Safety of the active substance

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Xcopri). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Must not be used by
  • XCOPRI is contraindicated in patients with: Hypersensitivity to cenobamate or any of the inactive ingredients in XCOPRI [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 ) and Description ( 11 )] Familial Short QT syndrome [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )] Hypersensitivity to cenobamate or any of the inactive ingredients in XCOPRI.
  • ( 4 ) Familial Short QT syndrome.
Most common side effects

The most common adverse reactions that occurred in XCOPRI-treated patients (incidence at least 10% and greater than placebo) were somnolence, dizziness, fatigue, diplopia, and headache.

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.

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European UnionNo exact match for this strength and form

SwitzerlandNo exact match for this strength and form

Details

Made byKnight Therapeutics Inc.
Active substanceCenobamate
Used inPain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Strength200 mg
Formtablet
ClassificationN03AX25 · Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Routeoral
Dispensing (as stated by the register)PRESCRIPTION
StatusMarketed
MarketedYes, according to the register
DIN02538768
DPD drug code102745

Source: Drug Product Database · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

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Other strengths and forms

11 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.