Retigabine

Retigabine
Clinical data
Trade names	Trobalt, Potiga
Other names	D-23129, ezogabine (USAN US)
AHFS/Drugs.com	Professional Drug Facts
MedlinePlus	a612028
License data	EU EMA: by INN; US FDA: Ezogabine;
Routes of; administration	By mouth
ATC code	N03AX21 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	AU: S4 (Prescription only); UK: POM (Prescription only); US: Schedule V;
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	60%
Protein binding	60–80%
Metabolism	Liver glucuronidation and acetylation. CYP not involved
Elimination half-life	8 hours (mean), range: 7–11 hours
Excretion	Kidney (84%)
Identifiers
	IUPAC name Ethyl N-[2-amino-4-[(4-fluorophenyl)methylamino]phenyl]carbamate;
CAS Number	150812-12-7;
PubChem CID	121892;
IUPHAR/BPS	2601;
DrugBank	DB04953;
ChemSpider	108740;
UNII	12G01I6BBU;
KEGG	D09569;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL41355;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40164615 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.158.123
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H18FN3O2
Molar mass	303.337 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C(OCC)Nc1ccc(cc1N)NCc2ccc(F)cc2;
	InChI InChI=1S/C16H18FN3O2/c1-2-22-16(21)20-15-8-7-13(9-14(15)18)19-10-11-3-5-12(17)6-4-11/h3-9,19H,2,10,18H2,1H3,(H,20,21); Key:PCOBBVZJEWWZFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

Retigabine (INN) or ezogabine (USAN) is an anticonvulsant used as an adjunctive treatment for partial epilepsies in treatment-experienced adult patients. The drug was developed by Valeant Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline. It was approved by the European Medicines Agency under the trade name Trobalt on March 28, 2011, and by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the trade name Potiga, on June 10, 2011. Production was discontinued in June 2017.

Retigabine works primarily as a potassium channel opener—that is, by activating a certain family of voltage-gated potassium channels in the brain. This mechanism of action is unique among antiepileptic drugs, and may hold promise for the treatment of other neurologic conditions, including tinnitus, migraine and neuropathic pain. The manufacturer withdrew retigabine from clinical use in 2017.