What is "lacosamide"

n. A medication for the adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures and diabetic neuropathic pain.

Lacosamide ( INN, formerly known as erlosamide, harkeroside, SPM 927, or ADD 234037) is a medication discovered by Dr. Harold Kohn while at the University of Houston and developed by Union Chimique Belge ( UCB) for the adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures and diabetic neuropathic pain marketed under the trade name Vimpat.